Auckland College is an independent co-educational day school. The school provides a breakfast club, after-school clubs and holiday clubs for 51 weeks of the year. These clubs are managed by the executive board and run by staff employed by the school. The number of pupils on roll has increased since the last inspection from 217 to 245. The school is registered for 210 pupils. The proprietors also run an on-site nursery that provides for children from birth to two Inspection report: Auckland College, 30 April–2 May 2019 Page 10 of 13 and half years old. This provision is subject to an early years inspection. There are 106 children in the early years, of which 62 are part-time. Almost all are in receipt of nursery funding. Children are taught in three pre-school classes and one Reception class. There are 63 pupils in the secondary school. Over a third of these pupils are identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities. A high proportion of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Many speak English as an additional language, but few are at an early stage of learning English. The school uses provision for physical education at I.M. Marsh sports centre, which is part of Liverpool John Moores University, and local leisure centres. Occasionally, pupils attend part-time alternative provision at Liverpool Football College. The last standard inspection of Auckland College took place on 1–3 November and 9 November 2016.