Holly Lodge Girls College

What Holly Lodge Girls College does

Holly Lodge Girls' College is a non-denominational girls' maintained secondary school located at 140 Mill Lane, Liverpool, serving approximately 11–18 year-old female students across Years 7–13. It is the only non-denominational girls' secondary school in Liverpool and operates under Liverpool City Council governance as a publicly funded state institution, with centralized Year 7 admissions coordinated through the council and direct admissions for its Sixth Form. The school delivers the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, plus a Sixth Form offering 20+ A-Level and BTEC Level 3 qualifications, supported by enrichment programmes including Duke of Edinburgh (100+ participants, 56% pass rate above national average), Debate Mate (2025 national finalists), and Liverpool Counts Quality Mark Gold numeracy provision. Academic outcomes in 2025 significantly exceed Liverpool LA averages: 67.8% achieved English and Maths Grade 4+ versus the LA's 57.1%, EBacc entry at 64.5% nearly double the LA's 35.8%, and Attainment 8 of 47.1 versus the LA's 42.0.

The school's operational model is publicly funded and non-commercial. Core revenue comes from Liverpool City Council per-pupil funding and Pupil Premium grants; supplementary revenue is generated through school meal sales (Meal Deal at £2.20), free school meals for eligible pupils, and facility lettings managed via Edu-lettings. The school operates a modern faculty-based campus of six buildings organized around a central courtyard, including a dedicated Science building with eight labs, an auditorium, food courts, ICT suites, a library, and sports facilities (sports hall, gymnasium, dance studio, county-standard football pitch). The technology stack is standard educational IT: Google Classroom, Office 365 for Education, Arbor Parent App for attendance/payments/timetabling, and School Cloud for virtual parent evenings, with no proprietary technology development.

The school's strategic posture centers on pastoral depth and partnership breadth rather than commercial expansion. It maintains an unusually extensive external partnership network (14+ named partners) spanning careers guidance (Career Connect), mental health (Place2Be, YPAS, Kooth, CAMHS), safeguarding (Merseyside Police Safer Schools Officers), enrichment (Debate Mate, Girls Network, Liverpool Scholars Programme, UoL Maths School, Everton FC), and welfare (MCKS Charity Foundation UK Dignity Food Pantry). Governance is provided by a school leadership team led by Headteacher Andy Keen, a Deputy Headteacher, multiple Assistant Headteachers, a SENCO, Curriculum Leaders across nine subject areas, and a governing body including designated safeguarding and SEN governors. Ofsted rated the school Good in October 2024, and the institution holds GDPR compliance via Judicium Consulting Limited as Data Protection Officer.

Name

Holly Lodge Girls College

Legal name

Holly Lodge Girls' College

Website

https://hollylodge.liverpool.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holly Lodge Girls' College is a non-denominational state-funded girls' secondary school in Liverpool serving students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13, operating under Liverpool City Council governance with centralized admissions and delivering GCSE, A-Level, and BTEC qualifications alongside enrichment and pastoral programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Girls secondary school
• GCSE education
• Sixth form education
• Vocational education

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: Core funding from Liverpool City Council as a maintained secondary school. Funding covers educational delivery, staffing, and facilities.
2. Pupil Premium: Additional government funding for students eligible for free school meals, used to provide extra academic and pastoral support.
3. Facility Lettings: School facilities are rented out through Edu-lettings, including sports facilities, auditorium, and classrooms for community and external use.
4. Catering Services: School meals provided to students, with paid Meal Deal at £2.20 and free meals for eligible families. Additional items available for purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Holly Lodge Girls' College is a maintained, non-denominational girls' secondary school in Liverpool providing statutory secondary education (Years 7–11) aligned with the National Curriculum and a post-16 Sixth Form (Years 12–13) offering A-Levels and BTEC Level 3 qualifications. The school supplements this core with paid school meals, facility lettings, and enrichment programmes including Duke of Edinburgh Award and Debate Mate.

Product overview

Holly Lodge Girls College is a non-denominational girls' secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme from Years 7-13. The core offering consists of secondary education (Years 7-11) following the National Curriculum and Sixth Form (Years 12-13) providing A-Level and BTEC Level 3 qualifications. Supporting modules include vocational BTEC courses across Business, Health & Social Care, Sport, and Travel & Tourism; the Duke of Edinburgh Award at Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels; literacy and numeracy programmes with Liverpool Counts Quality Mark Gold status; a Personal Development Curriculum encompassing PSHE, RSE, and CEIAG; and a Careers Programme spanning all year groups. Additional support services include pastoral care, safeguarding, mental health partnerships with Place2Be, Kooth, YPAS, and CAMHS, and enrichment activities such as Debate Mate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7–11)
• Sixth Form (Years 12–13)
• School Meals (Catering)
• Facility Lettings

Quantifiable outcome

• Progress 8 score of +0.14 in 2023 (above national average of -0.03)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Career ConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareers information and guidance provider. Miss Dawson from Career Connect is based in the school careers office weekly to provide one-to-one guidance interviews and career advice to students.
• Place2BecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides in-house school counsellor to support student mental health and wellbeing. Part of the school's comprehensive pastoral support system.
• Shaping FuturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to enhance curriculum and provide pupils with opportunities for career development and future planning.
• Life LessonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurriculum enhancement partnership providing pupils with life skills and practical learning opportunities.
• Girls NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentoring programme connecting female students with professional women to support career aspirations and personal development.
• Liverpool University - Maths SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Liverpool Mathematics School to provide advanced mathematical education opportunities.
• Liverpool Scholars ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity outreach programme providing academic enrichment and progression support for students.
• Everton FCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing sporting opportunities and engagement activities for students.
• Rugby SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for curriculum enhancement and enrichment activities.
• Debate MateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDebating competition programme with mentors from Liverpool University. 17-week programme developing communication and speaking skills. In 2025, team reached national finals in London.
• Youth Sports TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting physical education and sports development across the curriculum.
• Ambition School LeadershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership development partnership supporting staff and student leadership development.
• ASPIREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer aspiration and development programme supporting students' future career planning.
• ElevateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partnership providing enrichment opportunities and support for students.
• The Sure Education TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational trust partnership supporting school improvement and development initiatives.
• Hope-outminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership providing support and opportunities for students.
• YPAS (Young Persons Advisory Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health and emotional wellbeing service. YPAS wellbeing practitioner joins students weekly in school for 1:1 sessions. Also provides parenting support sessions.
• CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health services partnership. Kooth online counselling service commissioned by Liverpool CAMHS offers support for young people aged 10-24.
• Merseyside Police - Safer Schools OfficerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafer Schools Officers work to build positive relationships between young people and police. PC Edmond is based in school. Also supports Duke of Edinburgh programme and Operation Encompass for domestic abuse support.
• Edu-lettingsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party letting management company handling all bookings of school facilities for external community use.
• MCKS Charity Foundation UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partnership supporting the school's Dignity Food Pantry to help students and families facing food poverty. MCKS Charity Foundation UK works with the school to address child poverty in Liverpool.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Birkenhead High School Academy: Girls' secondary school in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Comparable single-sex girls' school with sixth form serving the wider Liverpool city-region market.
• Wirral Grammar School for Girls: Girls' grammar school on the Wirral. Comparable single-sex girls' secondary with similar academic profile and sixth form offering, competing for aspirational families across Merseyside.
• The Belvedere Academy: Leading independent girls' school in Liverpool. Directly comparable as a single-sex girls' secondary and sixth form serving the same Liverpool catchment, although fee-paying rather than maintained.
• Bellerive FCJ Catholic College: All-girls Catholic secondary school in Liverpool with sixth form. Comparable single-sex secondary and sixth form serving the same Liverpool Catholic and non-denominational family pools.
• Archbishop Blanch CofE High School: Church of England girls' secondary school in Liverpool. Direct competitor serving the same catchment; comparable on single-sex model, age range, and curriculum, differentiated by denominational character where Holly Lodge is non-denominational.
• St Hilda's Church of England High School: Church of England girls' secondary school in Liverpool. Comparable single-sex girls' school with secondary and sixth-form phases, serving overlapping Liverpool catchment.
• West Kirby Grammar School: Girls' grammar school on the Wirral peninsula adjacent to Liverpool. Comparable as a single-sex girls' secondary with strong academic outcomes and sixth form, competing for similar Liverpool-side aspirational families.

Regional players

• Calderstones School: Mixed comprehensive secondary school in Liverpool. Comparable as a maintained Liverpool secondary with sixth form, but co-educational and in a different locality (Allerton).
• Liverpool Blue Coat School: Co-educational Church of England secondary school in Liverpool. Comparable secondary-age curriculum and Liverpool catchment, but co-educational rather than single-sex.

Broad incumbents

• Notting Hill & Ealing High School: Independent girls' day school in London. Comparable as a UK girls' secondary with sixth form and strong academic outcomes, but London-based and fee-paying rather than maintained.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HollyLodgeLiver
• Facebookfacebook.com/HollyLodgeGirlsCollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/hollylodgeliverpool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holly-lodge-girls-college

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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