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Lord Derby Academy

Secondary school in Liverpool, Knowsley. Good (Jun 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 27 June 2023, report published 28 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2027

The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.7 milesThe Prescot School

    Secondary, Liverpool, Knowsley

    Requires improvement (May 2024)

  2. 1.8 milesGateacre School

    Secondary, Liverpool

    Requires improvement (Dec 2023)

  3. 2.1 milesSaint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

    Secondary, Prescot, Knowsley

    Report card, Jun 2026: 6 needs attention

  4. 2.4 milesBroughton Hall Catholic High School

    Secondary, Liverpool

    Good (Nov 2022)

  5. 2.5 milesCardinal Heenan Catholic High School

    Secondary, Liverpool

    Report card, Jan 2026: 3 strong, 3 expected, 1 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.