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Schools in Liverpool · DfE, Ofsted

Liverpool’s state schools trail 75% of towns in England on results

Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard: 57% of primary pupils in Liverpool, below both Merseyside’s towns (62%) and towns in England (62%). 177 state-funded schools are located in Liverpool’s built-up area. Liverpool grades C for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #20 of 25 in Merseyside. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

57%meet the KS2 standard 43.2Attainment 8 #20of 25 in Merseyside

State schools

177

122 primary, 32 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

57%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

43.2

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

39%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Liverpool’s schools

9 of 31secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 45 of 113 primaries beat its KS2 average 54 of 148mainstream schools have as many pupils as places, or more 1grammar school in Liverpool, selecting by the 11-plus 81%meet the KS2 standard at Garston, with 46% on free school meals

Below England at both ages

Liverpool’s secondary results beat 29% of English towns; its primary results beat 29%. 57% of the city’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 57% across Liverpool. The spread between primaries is wide: 84% at Halewood Church of England Primary Academy, 21% at Phoenix Primary School. Every school’s result ↓

Popular schools are full

54 of 148 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as their official capacity, including Archbishop Blanch, Bellerive FCJ, Calderstones, King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool, Liverpool College, St Edward's College, St Hilda's, St John Bosco Arts College and The Belvedere among the secondaries. A full school gives places by its admissions rules, usually by distance after siblings. Getting a place ↓

A grammar school in town

The Blue Coat School admits pupils by a test at 11. Their results count in Liverpool’s School Grade, as they are state schools many local children attend. After 16 ↓

Garston beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Garston Church of England Primary School, 46% of pupils are on free school meals and 81% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 56%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Liverpool grades C for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (57% meet the standard)Better than 29% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (43.2 and 39%)Better than 29% of towns in England

Each of Liverpool’s 113 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Liverpool’s 31 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolLiverpool’s average school

The primary figure: 118 primaries in the town, 16,725 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 31 secondaries in the town, 5,223 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 2% at Childwall Church of England Primary School to 77% at Heygreen Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, The Blue Coat School does best: 79 with 13% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 53. 55 of 110 primaries and 10 of 31 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
The Blue Coat SchoolAttainment 8	13%	79	53	+26
Garston Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	81%	56%	+25
Heygreen Primary SchoolKS2 %	77%	71%	47%	+24
Whitefield Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	76%	55%	+21
Croxteth Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	65%	70%	50%	+20
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	45%	75%	56%	+19
Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	5%	84%	67%	+17
Middlefield Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	69%	66%	49%	+17
Ranworth Square Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	71%	55%	+16
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolKS2 %	49%	71%	55%	+16
Woolton Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	80%	65%	+15
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	55%	68%	53%	+15
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	75%	61%	+14
Wellesbourne Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	67%	53%	+14
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	68%	54%	+14
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	69%	55%	+14
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	36%	72%	58%	+14
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	66%	54%	+12
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	74%	62%	+12
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	4%	79%	68%	+11
Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolAttainment 8	32%	58	47	+11
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	58%	63%	52%	+11
Longmoor Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	72%	62%	+10
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, WooltonKS2 %	8%	77%	67%	+10
North Liverpool AcademyAttainment 8	49%	51	41	+10
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	5%	77%	67%	+10
St Silas Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	58%	62%	52%	+10
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	76%	66%	+10
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	75%	66%	+9
Belle Vale Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	65%	56%	+9
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	52%	63%	54%	+9
The Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	66%	57%	+9
Liverpool CollegeKS2 %	18%	72%	64%	+8
Booker Avenue Junior SchoolKS2 %	8%	75%	67%	+8
St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	63%	55%	+8
Kingsley Community SchoolKS2 %	55%	61%	53%	+8
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	60%	59%	52%	+7
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	67%	60%	+7
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolKS2 %	41%	64%	57%	+7
Florence Melly Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	64%	57%	+7
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	64%	57%	51%	+6
The Belvedere AcademyAttainment 8	31%	52	47	+5
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	71%	66%	+5
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	69%	64%	+5
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolKS2 %	36%	63%	59%	+4
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	61%	57%	+4
Banks Road Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	60%	56%	+4
St Ambrose Catholic AcademyKS2 %	73%	52%	48%	+4
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	35%	62%	59%	+3
Bellerive FCJ Catholic CollegeAttainment 8	37%	48	45	+3
Holy Name Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	63%	60%	+3
Dovedale Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	69%	66%	+3
Smithdown Primary SchoolKS2 %	54%	56%	54%	+2
Pleasant Street Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	61%	59%	+2
Broad Square Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	60%	58%	+2
St Finbar's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	63%	53%	51%	+2
St Edward's CollegeAttainment 8	17%	53	52	+2
King David High SchoolAttainment 8	11%	55	54	+1
King David Primary SchoolKS2 %	3%	69%	68%	+1
Greenbank Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	60%	59%	+1
King's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolAttainment 8	64%	36	35	+1
Broadgreen PrimaryKS2 %	31%	61%	60%	+1
King's Northway Primary AcademyKS2 %	31%	61%	60%	+1
St John Bosco Arts CollegeAttainment 8	52%	40	40	+0
Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeAttainment 8	46%	42	42	+0
St Margaret's Church of England AcademyAttainment 8	26%	49	49	−0
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	55%	53%	53%	−0
Liverpool CollegeAttainment 8	18%	51	51	−1
St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	58%	59%	−1
Childwall Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	2%	67%	68%	−1
Mosspits Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	64%	65%	−1
Halewood AcademyAttainment 8	48%	40	41	−1
Northcote Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	53%	54%	−1
St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	63%	64%	−1
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	54%	55%	−1
Matthew Arnold Primary SchoolKS2 %	65%	49%	51%	−2
Fazakerley Primary SchoolKS2 %	54%	52%	54%	−2
Leamington Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	52%	54%	−2
Roscoe Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	52%	54%	−2
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	54%	56%	−2
St Matthew's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	58%	60%	−2
Dixons Croxteth AcademyAttainment 8	58%	35	38	−3
New Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	54%	57%	−3
St Nicholas Catholic AcademyKS2 %	38%	55%	58%	−3
Dixons Broadgreen AcademyAttainment 8	50%	37	40	−3
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	33%	43	46	−4
Plantation Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	57%	61%	−4
Gateacre SchoolAttainment 8	41%	39	43	−4
Dixons Fazakerley AcademyAttainment 8	50%	36	40	−4
Alsop High SchoolAttainment 8	58%	33	38	−4
The Academy of St Francis of AssisiAttainment 8	59%	33	37	−4
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	55%	60%	−5
Calderstones SchoolAttainment 8	21%	46	51	−5
St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	53%	58%	−5
The Academy of St NicholasAttainment 8	51%	35	40	−5
Childwall Valley Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	55%	60%	−5
Knotty Ash Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	56%	61%	−5
Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	37%	39	45	−5
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	57%	63%	−6
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	58%	64%	−6
Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeAttainment 8	34%	40	46	−6
Childwall Sports & Science AcademyAttainment 8	47%	35	41	−6
West Derby SchoolAttainment 8	40%	38	44	−6
LIPA SchoolAttainment 8	38%	38	45	−7
Much Woolton Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	59%	66%	−7
Stockton Wood Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	50%	57%	−7
Barlows Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	55%	62%	−7
St Julie's Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	23%	42	50	−8
St Hilda's Church of England High SchoolAttainment 8	15%	45	52	−8
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	49%	57%	−8
St Christopher's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	44%	53%	−9
St Francis Xavier's Catholic AcademyAttainment 8	33%	38	46	−9
Springwood Heath Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	50%	59%	−9
Notre Dame Catholic AcademyAttainment 8	52%	30	40	−10
St Charles' Catholic AcademyKS2 %	35%	49%	59%	−10
Rice Lane Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	34%	48%	59%	−11
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary AcademyKS2 %	48%	44%	55%	−11
Monksdown Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	47%	58%	−11
Yew Tree Primary AcademyKS2 %	47%	44%	56%	−12
Lawrence Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	41%	53%	−12
Hunts Cross Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	49%	61%	−12
Blackmoor Park Junior SchoolKS2 %	29%	48%	61%	−13
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	45%	58%	−13
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	43%	57%	−14
St Paul's Catholic Junior SchoolKS2 %	23%	48%	62%	−14
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	46%	62%	−16
Blueberry ParkKS2 %	53%	37%	54%	−17
LIPA SchoolKS2 %	38%	41%	58%	−17
Windsor Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	35%	53%	−18
Wavertree Church of England SchoolKS2 %	53%	36%	54%	−18
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	39%	58%	−19
Kensington Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	34%	55%	−21
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	52%	33%	54%	−21
Dovecot Primary SchoolKS2 %	59%	31%	52%	−21
Corinthian Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	35%	57%	−22
Rudston Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	44%	67%	−23
The Trinity Catholic AcademyKS2 %	53%	28%	54%	−26
St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	73%	22%	48%	−26
Netherley Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	24%	53%	−29
Anfield Road Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	26%	56%	−30
Phoenix Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	21%	56%	−35

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Liverpool

Liverpool Council handles applications for every state school in Liverpool, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 78 of Liverpool’s 152 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 54 schools are at or over it.

Liverpool College153%

St Silas incl. nursery149%

Holy Trinity incl. nursery147%

Childwall Valley141%

The Beacon incl. nursery139%

Matthew Arnold incl. nursery138%

All Saints' incl. nursery137%

Belle Vale incl. nursery130%

St John's incl. nursery125%

St Hilda's124%

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New Park incl. nursery123%

Knotty Ash incl. nursery120%

Broadgreen incl. nursery117%

Blackmoor Park Infants'117%

Arnot St Mary incl. nursery117%

Heygreen incl. nursery117%

The Belvedere117%

Whitefield incl. nursery115%

St Andrew the Apostle incl. nursery115%

Holy Family incl. nursery114%

St Paschal Baylon114%

Garston incl. nursery113%

Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant incl. nursery113%

Halewood incl. nursery112%

St Patrick's incl. nursery112%

St Edward's College112%

St Gregory's incl. nursery111%

Archbishop Blanch111%

Ranworth Square110%

Kirkdale St Lawrence incl. nursery109%

St Vincent de Paul incl. nursery109%

Bishop Martin108%

Emmaus incl. nursery108%

Smithdown incl. nursery108%

Gwladys Street incl. nursery107%

St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant incl. nursery107%

Booker Avenue Junior107%

Our Lady of the Assumption incl. nursery107%

Bellerive FCJ106%

St Michael's incl. nursery106%

St Cecilia's incl. nursery105%

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool104%

St Paul's104%

St Paul's and St Timothy's104%

St Mark's incl. nursery103%

Calderstones103%

Longmoor incl. nursery103%

St John Bosco Arts College102%

St Teresa of Lisieux incl. nursery102%

King David incl. nursery102%

Booker Avenue Infant incl. nursery101%

Fazakerley incl. nursery101%

Rudston incl. nursery100%

St Matthew's100%

Dovedale100%

St Anthony of Padua100%

Childwall100%

Our Lady's Bishop Eton99%

St Clare's incl. nursery99%

King David High99%

Northcote incl. nursery99%

Christ The King99%

Four Oaks incl. nursery99%

Holy Cross incl. nursery98%

Holy Name incl. nursery98%

Sacred Heart incl. nursery98%

Croxteth incl. nursery98%

Monksdown incl. nursery97%

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi97%

Florence Melly incl. nursery97%

St Oswald's incl. nursery97%

Archbishop Beck96%

St Francis de Sales96%

Cardinal Heenan96%

Kingsley Community incl. nursery96%

Much Woolton96%

St Austin's incl. nursery95%

Blackmoor Park Junior95%

St Margaret's95%

The Blue Coat95%

Anfield Road incl. nursery94%

St Cuthbert's incl. nursery94%

Halewood94%

West Derby94%

Lawrence incl. nursery94%

Woolton incl. nursery94%

Our Lady Immaculate incl. nursery94%

St. Margaret's Anfield incl. nursery93%

Stockton Wood incl. nursery93%

Mosspits Lane93%

Kensington incl. nursery93%

Blessed Sacrament incl. nursery93%

St Christopher's incl. nursery93%

Notre Dame92%

Broughton Hall92%

Runnymede St Edward's incl. nursery92%

St Michael-in-the-Hamlet incl. nursery92%

Our Lady and St Philomena's incl. nursery92%

St Francis de Sales incl. nursery91%

St Finbar's incl. nursery91%

St Sebastian's incl. nursery91%

Greenbank incl. nursery90%

Wellesbourne incl. nursery90%

St Hugh's89%

Holy Family incl. nursery89%

Broad Square incl. nursery88%

Middlefield incl. nursery88%

Windsor incl. nursery88%

Childwall Sports & Science87%

LIPA87%

Netherley Park incl. nursery87%

Our Lady and St Swithin's incl. nursery87%

Pleasant Street incl. nursery87%

Yew Tree incl. nursery86%

Gateacre85%

Leamington incl. nursery85%

Barlows incl. nursery85%

Hunts Cross84%

St Charles' incl. nursery83%

Dixons Broadgreen82%

North Liverpool82%

Springwood Heath82%

Dovecot incl. nursery81%

St Julie's81%

Rice Lane incl. nursery81%

Banks Road incl. nursery80%

The Academy of St Nicholas78%

Plantation incl. nursery77%

St Ambrose incl. nursery77%

Blueberry Park incl. nursery76%

St Cleopas' incl. nursery75%

Our Lady of Good Help75%

St Nicholas incl. nursery75%

Corinthian incl. nursery74%

Alsop High74%

Faith incl. nursery74%

King's Northway incl. nursery73%

Dixons Fazakerley73%

Dixons Croxteth73%

St Francis Xavier's72%

Roscoe incl. nursery71%

St Anne's incl. nursery70%

The Trinity incl. nursery69%

Holly Lodge Girls' College66%

Wavertree incl. nursery66%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

177 state schools in Liverpool

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Liverpool’s schoolsA 27B 37C 46D 3730 without a letter

Primary schools120 · best KS2 results first

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Sudley Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

799 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Four Oaks Community Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

345 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Garston Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

237 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Woolton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

640 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

217 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

460 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Whitefield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

339 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

524 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Booker Avenue Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

416 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

414 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

234 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Gilmour Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

604 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

342 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Longmoor Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

428 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

238 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

420 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

355 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Heygreen Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

245 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ranworth Square Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Croxteth Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

320 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dovedale Community Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

839 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

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Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England/Roman Catholic

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

452 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

King David Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Jewish

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

427 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Catholic

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

157 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

490 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

206 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Childwall Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

418 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Wellesbourne Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

378 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

224 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

The Beacon Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

474 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Middlefield Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

353 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Belle Vale Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

272 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

461 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Florence Melly Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

450 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Mosspits Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

391 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Michael's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

445 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Austin's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

411 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Holy Name Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

334 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

216 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Silas Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

358 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Kingsley Community School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

495 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

439 pupils

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

376 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

King's Northway Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

330 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Broadgreen Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

246 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Pleasant Street Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

225 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lister Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Greenbank Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Broad Square Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

396 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Banks Road Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

253 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Much Woolton Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

402 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

264 pupils

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

608 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

379 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

241 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Plantation Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

485 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

209 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Smithdown Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

484 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Knotty Ash Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

252 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

708 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Barlows Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

406 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Childwall Valley Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

220 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Nicholas Catholic Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

157 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

New Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

464 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

306 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

229 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Northcote Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

445 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

219 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

217 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Finbar's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

159 pupilsOfsted: Good 2021

Leamington Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

439 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Fazakerley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

425 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Roscoe Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Ambrose Catholic Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

181 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Stockton Wood Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

356 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Springwood Heath Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

211 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Hunts Cross Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

328 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Matthew Arnold Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

276 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Charles' Catholic Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

196 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

597 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Paul's Catholic Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

500 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Blackmoor Park Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

343 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Monksdown Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

614 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

443 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

233 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Rudston Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

453 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

428 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

389 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Yew Tree Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

226 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

577 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Faith Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England/Roman Catholic

178 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Lawrence Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

41% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

451 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Clare's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

39% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

208 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Blueberry Park

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

37% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

319 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Wavertree Church of England School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

D⁻

36% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

159 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Kensington Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

34% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

543 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Corinthian Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

35% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

326 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Windsor Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

35% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

219 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

33% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

449 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dovecot Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

D⁻

31% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Pinehurst Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

D⁻

31% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Anfield Road Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

D⁻

26% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

702 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

The Trinity Catholic Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

D⁻

28% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

288 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Netherley Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

24% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

183 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Phoenix Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

21% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

227 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Hugh's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

D⁻

22% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

187 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

No letter

418 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School

Primary · ages 4–7 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

No letter

357 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Blackmoor Park Infants' School

Primary · ages 0–7 · Academy

No letter

316 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Booker Avenue Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

300 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

All-through schools2 · primary and secondary in one

Liverpool College

All-through · ages 4–19 · Academy · Church of England

B⁺

50.6 Attainment 8 · 57% grade 5+ E&M

1,685 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

LIPA School

All-through · ages 4–16 · Free school

38 Attainment 8 · 25% grade 5+ E&M

499 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Secondary schools32 · best GCSE results first

The Blue Coat School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · grammar

A⁺

78.6 Attainment 8 · 98% grade 5+ E&M

1,232 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Archbishop Blanch CofE High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England, girls

57.5 Attainment 8 · 68% grade 5+ E&M

1,179 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

King David High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Jewish

55.4 Attainment 8 · 69% grade 5+ E&M

744 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Edward's College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

53.3 Attainment 8 · 54% grade 5+ E&M

1,150 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

The Belvedere Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy · girls

A⁻

52.4 Attainment 8 · 55% grade 5+ E&M

1,182 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Margaret's Church of England Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England, boys

B⁺

48.7 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

1,000 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

North Liverpool Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁺

50.5 Attainment 8 · 48% grade 5+ E&M

1,269 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic, girls

B⁻

47.8 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

955 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Calderstones School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

B⁻

45.9 Attainment 8 · 42% grade 5+ E&M

1,592 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Hilda's Church of England High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

44.6 Attainment 8 · 44% grade 5+ E&M

1,298 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Holly Lodge Girls' College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community · girls

C⁺

42.1 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

1,016 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Julie's Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic, girls

42.2 Attainment 8 · 37% grade 5+ E&M

1,018 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic, boys

42.7 Attainment 8 · 36% grade 5+ E&M

1,338 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Archbishop Beck Catholic College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

39.9 Attainment 8 · 34% grade 5+ E&M

1,142 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Halewood Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

39.8 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

1,131 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Gateacre School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

39.4 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

1,196 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Broughton Hall Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic, girls

C⁻

39.4 Attainment 8 · 31% grade 5+ E&M

1,175 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic, boys

37.8 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

939 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2021

St John Bosco Arts College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic, girls

40.1 Attainment 8 · 26% grade 5+ E&M

1,086 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

West Derby School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · boys

37.5 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

1,011 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

36.3 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

940 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dixons Broadgreen Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

37 Attainment 8 · 27% grade 5+ E&M

1,159 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Dixons Fazakerley Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

35.9 Attainment 8 · 25% grade 5+ E&M

737 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Dixons Croxteth Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

35 Attainment 8 · 26% grade 5+ E&M

436 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Show all 32 secondary schools

Childwall Sports & Science Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

D⁻

35.2 Attainment 8 · 22% grade 5+ E&M

1,049 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

The Academy of St Nicholas

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy · Roman Catholic/Church of England

D⁻

35.2 Attainment 8 · 21% grade 5+ E&M

841 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Church of England/Roman Catholic

D⁻

32.8 Attainment 8 · 23% grade 5+ E&M

873 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Alsop High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

D⁻

33.1 Attainment 8 · 18% grade 5+ E&M

1,336 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Notre Dame Catholic Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

D⁻

30 Attainment 8 · 16% grade 5+ E&M

968 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Liverpool Life Sciences UTC

Secondary · ages 14–19 · University technical college

No letter

43.6 Attainment 8 · 39% grade 5+ E&M

587 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Studio School Liverpool

Secondary · ages 14–19 · Studio schools

No letter

46.1 Attainment 8 · 49% grade 5+ E&M

268 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

King's Leadership Academy Wavertree

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

No letter

179 pupils

Special schools, nurseries and colleges23 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Bank View High School

Special school · ages 5–19 · Community

No letter

9.8 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

518 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

LIPA Sixth Form College

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 14–19 · Free school

No letter

398 pupils

Millstead School

Special school · ages 2–11 · Community

No letter

309 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Abbot's Lea School

Special school · ages 3–19 · Community

No letter

272 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Princes School

Special school · ages 2–11 · Community

No letter

251 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Everton Free School & Football College

Alternative provision · ages 13–19 · Free school

No letter

217 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Childwall Abbey School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

3.6 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

216 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Palmerston School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

184 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Redbridge High School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

154 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

151 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

University of Liverpool Mathematics School

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Free school

No letter

123 pupils

Everton Nursery School and Family Centre

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

120 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

New Heights High School

Alternative provision · ages 11–16 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

107 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

East Prescot Road Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–4 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

96 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sandfield Park School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

87 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Woolton High School

Special school · ages 11–16 · Community · boys

No letter

11.6 Attainment 8 · 6% grade 5+ E&M

79 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Clifford Holroyde Sen College

Special school · ages 11–16 · Community · boys

No letter

7.5 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

75 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Abercromby Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

71 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Hope School

Special school · ages 5–11 · Community

No letter

68 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Co-op Academy Rathbone

Special school · ages 5–11 · Academy · boys

No letter

67 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2024

Chatham Place Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

54 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Harmonize Academy AP Free School

Alternative provision · ages 12–16 · Free school

No letter

21 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

King's Leadership Phoenix Academy

Alternative provision · ages 11–16 · Free school

No letter

0 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 7Good 41Report card 34Requires improvement 8Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 79No published grade 7

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 34 of Liverpool’s 177 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Dovecot Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Lawrence Community Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
Garston Church of England Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	—
Childwall Sports & Science AcademyJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Gilmour Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Sudley Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Childwall Valley Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Roscoe Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Chatham Place Nursery SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
Plantation Primary SchoolMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Halewood AcademyMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
North Liverpool AcademyMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
St Christopher's Catholic Primary SchoolMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Windsor Community Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Blueberry ParkMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
St Paul's Catholic Junior SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—	—
Bellerive FCJ Catholic CollegeMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
St John Bosco Arts CollegeMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Blackmoor Park Junior SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	—	—
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	—
Stockton Wood Community Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Wellesbourne Community Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Alsop High SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Needs attention	Needs attention	—	Urgent improvement
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Smithdown Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Strong standard
Corinthian Community Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Urgent improvement	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
St Hilda's Church of England High SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Dixons Croxteth AcademyJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—	—
Faith Primary AcademyJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolNovember 2025	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Dovedale Community Primary SchoolNovember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—

Who runs them

27 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Northern Schools TrustNorth Liverpool, Gateacre, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, New Park, Four Oaks, The Studio School Liverpool, Roscoe	7	4,332	B⁺C⁻CAC⁻
Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies TrustSt Margaret's, The Academy of St Francis of Assisi, The Academy of St Nicholas, St Teresa of Lisieux, St Cleopas', Faith	6	3,584	B⁺D⁻D⁻DC⁺D
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy TrustNotre Dame, St Francis Xavier's, The Trinity, St Charles', St Ambrose, St Nicholas	6	2,729	D⁻DD⁻C⁻C⁻C
Belong CE Multi Academy TrustArchbishop Blanch, Childwall, Kirkdale St Lawrence, St Mary's	4	1,903	ABCC⁺
Great Schools TrustKing's Leadership Academy, Liverpool, King's Northway, King's Leadership Academy Wavertree, King's Leadership Phoenix	4	1,449	DB⁻
Rainbow Education Multi-Academy TrustSt Silas, Croxteth, Heygreen, Garston	4	1,160	B⁻B⁺A⁻A
Dixons Academies TrustDixons Broadgreen, Dixons Fazakerley, Dixons Croxteth	3	2,332	DDD
Liverpool Diocesan Schools TrustThe Beacon, Bishop Martin, Halewood	3	944	BAA⁺
Wade Deacon TrustHalewood, Yew Tree	2	1,357	C⁻D
Lydiate Learning TrustChildwall Sports & Science, Knotty Ash	2	1,301	D⁻C
Lipa Multi Academy TrustLIPA, LIPA Sixth Form College	2	897	D
Liverpool College Independent School TrustLiverpool College	1	1,685	B⁺
Omega Multi-Academy TrustAlsop High	1	1,336	D⁻
Liverpool Blue Coat SchoolThe Blue Coat	1	1,232	A⁺
Gdst Academy TrustThe Belvedere	1	1,182	A⁻
Laetare Catholic Multi Academy TrustSt Edward's College	1	1,150	A⁻
West Derby SchoolWest Derby	1	1,011	D
Bellerive Fcj Catholic CollegeBellerive FCJ	1	955	B⁻
Rowan Learning TrustPlantation	1	485	C
Three Saints Academy TrustBlackmoor Park Infants'	1	316	—
South Liverpool Education TrustMatthew Arnold	1	276	C⁻
Fiveways TrustBroadgreen	1	246	B⁻
Everton Multi Academy TrustEverton Free School & Football College	1	217	—
University of Liverpool Mathematics SchoolUniversity of Liverpool Mathematics	1	123	—
Co-Operative Academies TrustCo-op Academy Rathbone	1	67	—
Lighthouse Harmonize Education TrustHarmonize Academy AP Free	1	21	—
Expedition SchoolsPinehurst	1	0	D⁻
Liverpool CouncilCalderstones, Cardinal Heenan, St Hilda's, Broughton Hall, Archbishop Beck, St John Bosco Arts College, St Julie's, Holly Lodge Girls' College, Dovedale, Sudley, King David High, Blessed Sacrament, Anfield Road, Woolton, Monksdown, St Oswald's, Gilmour, Rice Lane, All Saints', Kensington, St John's, Bank View High, St Paul's, Kingsley Community, Arnot St Mary, Smithdown, St Francis de Sales, Runnymede St Edward's, Rudston, Emmaus, Lawrence, Florence Melly, Gwladys Street, Northcote, St Michael's, St Michael-in-the-Hamlet, St. Margaret's Anfield, Leamington, St Cecilia's, Greenbank, Longmoor, King David, Fazakerley, St Paschal Baylon, St Francis de Sales, Our Lady's Bishop Eton, Booker Avenue Junior, Christ The King, St Austin's, Barlows, Much Woolton, Broad Square, St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant, Mosspits Lane, St Christopher's, St Matthew's, Wellesbourne, Our Lady Immaculate, St Paul's and St Timothy's, Stockton Wood, Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant, Middlefield, Blackmoor Park Junior, Holy Family, Whitefield, Holy Name, Hunts Cross, Corinthian, Blueberry Park, Millstead, Booker Avenue Infant, Abbot's Lea, Belle Vale, Banks Road, Princes, St Andrew the Apostle, St Sebastian's, Sacred Heart, St Patrick's, St Cuthbert's, St Gregory's, Ranworth Square, Holy Trinity, St Vincent de Paul, Phoenix, Pleasant Street, Our Lady of the Assumption, Childwall Valley, Our Lady and St Swithin's, Windsor, St Anthony of Padua, St Mark's, Childwall Abbey, Our Lady and St Philomena's, Springwood Heath, Holy Family, St Clare's, St Anne's, Dovecot, Holy Cross, St Hugh's, Palmerston, Netherley Park, St Finbar's, Wavertree, Our Lady of Good Help, Redbridge High, Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, New Heights High, East Prescot Road Nursery, Sandfield Park, Woolton High, Clifford Holroyde Sen College, Abercromby Nursery, Hope, Chatham Place Nursery, Lister	118	47,223	B⁻CC⁺C⁻C⁻DCC⁺B⁺A⁺ACD⁻ADC⁺A⁻C⁻DD⁻A⁻C⁻B⁻B⁺CB⁻ADB⁺DB⁻D⁻C⁻B⁻DB⁻C⁻B⁻C⁺A⁻B⁺C⁻A⁻AA⁻A⁻B⁻CC⁺C⁺B⁻B⁻DC⁺BB⁻C⁻A⁻BC⁻A⁻AB⁻C⁻D⁻D⁻BC⁺C⁺A⁻B⁻BA⁻DA⁻CCD⁻B⁻BCC⁻D⁻AC⁻B⁻C⁻CDB⁺D⁻C⁻D⁻D⁻C⁻D⁻B⁺B⁻

After 16

Where Liverpool’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

27 of Liverpool’s 32 state secondaries have sixth forms: Alsop High, Archbishop Beck, Archbishop Blanch, Bellerive FCJ, Broughton Hall, Calderstones, Cardinal Heenan, Childwall Sports & Science, Dixons Broadgreen, Dixons Croxteth, Gateacre, Holly Lodge Girls' College, King David High, King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool, Liverpool College, North Liverpool, Notre Dame, St Edward's College, St Francis Xavier's, St Hilda's, St John Bosco Arts College, St Julie's, St Margaret's, The Academy of St Nicholas, The Belvedere, The Blue Coat and West Derby. LIPA Sixth Form College and University of Liverpool Mathematics School are state 16–19 schools in the city. The City of Liverpool College, a further-education college, is in the city.

Secondaries with a sixth form

27 of 32

state schools in Liverpool

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: The City of Liverpool College

Grammar schools in Liverpool

The Blue Coat School, Liverpool

College	Distance
The City of Liverpool CollegeFurther-education college · L3 5TP	in Liverpool
Hugh Baird CollegeFurther-education college · L20 7EW	3.8 mi
Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther-education college · CH41 4NT	4.3 mi
Carmel CollegeFurther-education college · WA10 3AG	6.6 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Liverpool

Liverpool has 12 special schools (Abbot's Lea, Bank View High, Childwall Abbey, Clifford Holroyde Sen College, Co-op Academy Rathbone, Hope, Millstead, Palmerston, Princes, Redbridge High, Sandfield Park and Woolton High: 2,280 pupils) and 4 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Liverpool Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Liverpool Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

25th of 26 English towns and cities of 284,000 to 855,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Liverpool, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
21	Sheffield South Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.5	49%
22	Leeds West Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.9	47%
23	Nottingham Nottinghamshire	C⁺	60%	44.7	43%
24	Coventry West Midlands	C⁺	59%	45	45%
25	Liverpool Merseyside	C	57%	43.2	39%
26	Bradford West Yorkshire	C	58%	41.6	39%

Neighbours

Liverpool and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

Huyton with RobyKnowsleyBootleAintreePrescotKirkbyLitherlandLiverpool

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Liverpool 177 schools	C	57%	43.2
Huyton with Roby 24 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3 mi	B⁻	65%	42.7
Knowsley 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.1 mi	D	55%	34.9
Bootle 20 schools · 4.8 mi	D⁻	48%	36.4
Aintree 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 5.3 mi	C⁺	66%	38.4
Prescot 17 schools · 5.5 mi	B	69%	42.1
Kirkby 14 schools · 5.5 mi	D	53%	37.7
Litherland 9 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 5.5 mi	D	55%	40.2

Prescot has the best-graded schools nearby (B). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Liverpool: 8% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Liverpool

Are schools in Liverpool good?

Liverpool’s state schools earn a C against schools across England: primary results beat 29% of towns in England; secondary results beat 29% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Liverpool council.

What is the best secondary school in Liverpool?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, The Blue Coat School: Attainment 8 of 78.6 and 98% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Liverpool?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Halewood Church of England Primary Academy: 84% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Liverpool secondary schools have sixth forms?

27 of 32 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Liverpool?

Through Liverpool Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Liverpool are full?

54 of 145 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Liverpool?

177 open state-funded schools are located in Liverpool’s built-up area: 122 primary, 32 secondary and 23 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Liverpool’s state schools trail 75% of towns in England on results

What stands out about Liverpool’s schools

Below England at both ages

Popular schools are full

A grammar school in town

Garston beats its intake

Liverpool grades C for schools

Where Liverpool’s 177 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Liverpool

When a school is full

How full each school is

177 state schools in Liverpool

Ofsted report cards

27 academy trusts and the council

Where Liverpool’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Liverpool

25th of 26 English towns and cities of 284,000 to 855,000

Liverpool and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Liverpool