Merseyside Schools and Education

There are 562 schools in Merseyside (excluding independent schools), including 393 primary schools, 86 secondary schools, and 12 serving sixth-form education. Merseyside has 4 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Merseyside under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Merseyside Education Profile

The median school in Merseyside has 31% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 3rd highest figure in England. This represents about 66,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Merseyside's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Merseyside is 19.84 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 16th highest ratio in England, and the 2nd highest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 4 schools in Merseyside operating with pupil referral units offer 246 PRU places to the local area.

Looking at schools offering support for special educational needs, ; and .

Liverpool has the largest number of schools in Merseyside, 218 in total. This is followed by St Helens with 42 schools, and Birkenhead with 38 schools.

Primaries

393

13% Outstanding • 72% Good

Secondaries

86

6.98% Outstanding • 59% Good

Sixth Forms

12

33% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Merseyside

Most of Merseyside's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 282 schools or 72% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and low - about 21% and 20% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 11% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Merseyside's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Church of England
Aintree Davenhill Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
All Saints Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
Allanson Street Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Good
High
Anfield Road Primary School 2–11 yrs 744
Good
Very low
Low
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Church of England
Ashurst Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Banks Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Low
Barlows Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
High
Barnston Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high
Bedford Drive Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Bedford Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Bedford Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Belle Vale Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Bidston Avenue Primary School 3–11 yrs 403
Good
Low
Very high
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School 2–11 yrs 400
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
Birkdale Primary School 3–11 yrs 410
Good
Very high
Very high
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 252
Good
Low
Low
Church of England
Birkenhead High School Academy 3–19 yrs 1,293
Good
Very low
Low
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 205
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Black Horse Hill Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Requires improvement
Low
Black Horse Hill Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
High
Blacklow Brow School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Good
Blackmoor Park Infants' School 0–7 yrs 270
Requires improvement
Very high
Blackmoor Park Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Very high
Bleak Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 555
Outstanding
High
Very high
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 944
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Blueberry Park 2–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Good
Booker Avenue Infant School 4–7 yrs 300
Outstanding
Very high
Booker Avenue Junior School 7–11 yrs 390
Good
Low
Very high
Brackenwood Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Brackenwood Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Broad Oak Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 574
Good
Low
Good
Broad Square Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Very high
Broadgreen Primary 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Brookdale Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Brookhurst Primary School 4–11 yrs 242
Good
Very low
High
Carr Mill Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Good
Castleway Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Cathcart Street Primary School 2–11 yrs 274
Good
High
Low
Chapel End Primary School 3–11 yrs 256
Good
Very low
High
Childwall Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Good
Church of England
Childwall Valley Primary School 4–11 yrs 156
Good
Very high
Good
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School 2–11 yrs 400
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Christ The King Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Christ The King Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
Church Drive Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
High
Churchtown Primary School 3–11 yrs 840
Very high
Co-Op Academy Hillside 2–11 yrs 260
Co-op Academy Portland 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Co-op Academy Woodslee 3–11 yrs 322
Good
Corinthian Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 438
Good
Very low
Very high
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 184
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Croxteth Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 328
Very low
Devonshire Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 520
Good
Low
Low
Dovecot Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
Good
Dovedale Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 840
Good
Good
Very high
Eastcroft Park School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Eastway Primary School 2–11 yrs 330
Good
Low
Very low
Eaves Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School 5–11 yrs 245
Outstanding
Low
High
Eccleston Mere Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
High
Egremont Primary School 3–11 yrs 399
Good
Very low
Low
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Church of England/Roman Catholic
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Evelyn Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 245
Good
Very high
High
Faith Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 240 Church of England/Roman Catholic
Farnborough Road Infant School 2–7 yrs 466
Good
Very high
Farnborough Road Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Very high
Fazakerley Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Fender Primary School 4–11 yrs 262
Good
Very low
Very low
Florence Melly Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 464
Outstanding
Good
Good
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 324
Outstanding
Very high
Forefield Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Very high
Four Oaks Primary School 2–11 yrs 387
Requires improvement
High
Good
Freshfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 226
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Garston Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
Church of England
Garswood Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Gayton Primary School 4–11 yrs 230
Gilmour (Southbank) Infant School 3–7 yrs 322
Outstanding
Very high
Gilmour Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
High
Grange Valley Primary School 2–11 yrs 290
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Greasby Infant School 3–7 yrs 219
Good
Very high
Greasby Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 780
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Great Meols Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
High
Good
Green Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 253
Good
High
Very high
Greenbank Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Low
Greenleas Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Good
Grove Street Primary School 2–11 yrs 385
Good
Low
Good
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Halsnead Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Hatton Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School 3–11 yrs 371
Good
Very low
High
Catholic
Heswall Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 320
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Heygarth Primary School 3–11 yrs 321
Good
Very high
Good
Heygreen Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Higher Bebington Junior School 7–11 yrs 384
Outstanding
Good
Good
Hillside Primary School 2–11 yrs 260
Good
Very low
Very high
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 205
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 195
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Good
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 297
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Name Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 341
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 415
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 262 Roman Catholic
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 242
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Low
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 156
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 354
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Hudson Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Hunts Cross Primary School 4–11 yrs 390
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Irby Primary School 4–11 yrs 220
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Kensington Primary School 3–11 yrs 585
Good
Low
Good
Kew Woods Primary School 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Good
King David Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Jewish
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre 2–11 yrs 228
Good
Good
Good
Kingsley Community School 2–11 yrs 517
Good
Very high
Low
Kingsway Primary School 2–11 yrs 165
Good
Low
Very low
Kirkby CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 266
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Knotty Ash Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Knowsley Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Good
Low
Knowsley Village School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Ladymount Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Lander Road Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Larkfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Very high
Lawrence Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Good
Leamington Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 516
Good
High
Good
Leasowe Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Very high
Legh Vale Primary School 3–11 yrs 590
Good
High
Very high
Linacre Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Linaker Primary School 3–11 yrs 525
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Lingham Primary School 2–11 yrs 399
Good
High
Low
Lipa Primary and High School 4–16 yrs 475
Good
Good
Liscard Primary School 2–11 yrs 730
Outstanding
Very high
High
Lister Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 208
Good
High
Lister Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Low
Litherland Moss Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Liverpool College 4–19 yrs 1,100
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
Longmoor Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 415
Good
Very high
Good
Longton Lane Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Lydiate Primary School 3–11 yrs 351
Good
Low
High
Lyme Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 245
Good
High
High
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School 2–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Low
Malvern Primary School 3–11 yrs 505
Good
Low
Very high
Manor Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Marshside Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Matthew Arnold Primary School 2–11 yrs 200
Good
Low
High
Melling Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Mendell Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Mersey Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Outstanding
Good
Low
Merton Bank Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Middlefield Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 402
Good
Low
Good
Millbrook Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
High
High
Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Church of England
Monksdown Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 392
Good
High
Church of England
Mosspits Lane Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Mount Primary School 4–11 yrs 341
Good
Very low
Good
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Netherton Moss Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
New Brighton Primary School 3–11 yrs 670
Good
Low
Good
New Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 378
Good
Very high
Newton-le-Willows Primary School 3–11 yrs 637
Good
Low
Good
Norman Pannell Primary School 3–11 yrs 270
Good
Very low
Very high
Northcote Primary School 3–11 yrs 460
Good
High
High
Northway Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Very high
Northway Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) 3–11 yrs 572
Good
High
High
Norwood Primary School 5–11 yrs 690
Good
Low
Very high
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 4–11 yrs 210 Methodist
Oakdene Primary School 4–11 yrs 244
Outstanding
High
Very high
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 402
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 168
Good
Very low
Low
Roman Catholic
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 184
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 500
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 227
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 600
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
High
High
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
Overchurch Infant School 3–7 yrs 322
Good
Very high
Overchurch Junior School 7–11 yrs 412
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 225
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens 3–11 yrs 207
Outstanding
High
Very high
Church of England
Park Brow Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 470
Good
High
Low
Park View Academy 3–11 yrs 378
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Pensby Primary School 3–11 yrs 260
Good
Low
Very high
Phoenix Primary School 3–11 yrs
Good
Good
Good
Pinehurst Primary School Anfield 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Low
Plantation Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
High
Very high
Plantation Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Pleasant Street Primary School 3–11 yrs 260
Good
Very high
Very low
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Prenton Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Prescot Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Church of England/United Reformed Church
Raeburn Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Rainford CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 300 Church of England
Ranworth Square Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Ravenscroft Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Rectory CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Redgate Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 272
Good
Very low
Very low
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 739
Good
Low
Very high
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 389
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Riverside Primary School 2–11 yrs 307
Good
Good
Very low
Rivington Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Outstanding
High
High
Robins Lane Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 232
Good
Very low
Good
Roby Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 288
Good
Very low
High
Rock Ferry Primary School 3–11 yrs 345
Good
Low
Low
Roscoe Primary School 2–11 yrs 286
Good
Low
High
Rudston Primary School 2–11 yrs 452
Good
Very low
Very high
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 303
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 430
Good
Good
High
Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 367
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Sandbrook Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
High
Sherdley Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Shoreside Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Smithdown Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Somerville Primary School 4–11 yrs 525
Good
Low
Low
Springwell Park Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
Very high
Springwood Heath Primary School 4–11 yrs 258
Good
Very low
Very low
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 350
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 243
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Alban's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 392
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Albert's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 245
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 344
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Ambrose Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 225 Roman Catholic
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Ann's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
High
High
Church of England
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 309
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 296
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 243
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 431
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 237
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Cecilia's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 3–7 yrs 232
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Cecilia's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St Charles' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Clare's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School 3–11 yrs 352
Good
Good
Low
Church of England
St Columba's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 249
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 2–11 yrs 248
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 341
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 425
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 175
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 460
Outstanding
Good
Roman Catholic
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Very high
Church of England
St George's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St George's Primary School 3–11 yrs 900
Good
Low
High
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St James' Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Church of England
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Catholic Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 245
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St John's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 199
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey 2–11 yrs 285
Good
Very low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Julie's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 228
Outstanding
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 350
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community 3–11 yrs 261
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Luke's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School 3–7 yrs 360
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Marie's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 220
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Mark's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very low
Church of England
St Mary's Catholic Infant School 3–7 yrs 216
Requires improvement
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 105
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 379
Outstanding
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 390
Outstanding
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Michael's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 484
Good
High
High
St Monica's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Nicholas Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 369
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 378
Outstanding
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Paul's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Paul's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 112
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School 4–7 yrs 343
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
St Peter's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 237
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Philip's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 262
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Silas Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Church of England
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 239
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 4–11 yrs 240
Very high
High
Church of England
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 260
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 256
Requires improvement
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St William of York Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook 3–11 yrs 460
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Stanton Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 322
Good
Good
Good
Stockbridge Village Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Stockton Wood Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 382
Good
Good
Low
Sudley Infant School 4–7 yrs 360
Outstanding
Good
Sudley Junior School 7–11 yrs 450
Good
High
Very high
Summerhill Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Sutton Manor Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 341
Good
Low
Low
Church of England
Sylvester Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 251
Good
High
High
Thatto Heath Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 675
Good
Low
Very high
The Beacon Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 340
Very high
Good
Church of England
The District CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 475
Good
Low
High
Church of England
The Grange Primary School 3–11 yrs 300
Good
Very low
Very low
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 250
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Church of England
The Trinity Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
Thingwall Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Thomas Gray Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very low
Thornton Hough Primary School 4–11 yrs 175
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 230
Outstanding
Very high
High
Church of England
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 230 Church of England
Town Lane Infant School 3–7 yrs 214
Very high
Townfield Primary School 2–11 yrs 471
Good
Low
Very high
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Ursuline Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Valewood Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Wargrave CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
Waterloo Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Wavertree Church of England School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
Well Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Good
Wellesbourne Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Low
West Kirby Primary School 3–11 yrs 259
Good
Good
High
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Westvale Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Requires improvement
Very high
Good
Whiston Willis Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 332
Good
Very high
High
Whitefield Primary School 3–11 yrs 322
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Willow Tree Primary School 3–11 yrs 259
Requires improvement
Very high
Good
Willow Tree Primary School 4–11 yrs 201
Low
Windsor Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Outstanding
High
Very low
Woodchurch CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Church of England
Woodchurch Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 497
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Woodlands Primary School 3–11 yrs 342
Good
Very low
Very high
Woodlands Primary School 2–11 yrs 308
Good
Low
Good
Woolton Primary School 3–11 yrs 682
Good
High
High
Yew Tree Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 262
Good
Very low
Low

Merseyside Secondary Schools

Most of Merseyside's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 51 schools or 59% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 21% and 21% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 15% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Merseyside's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
All Saints Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,150
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Alsop High School 11–18 yrs 1,800
Archbishop Beck Catholic College 11–18 yrs 1,551
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 11–18 yrs 1,065
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Church of England
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 11–18 yrs 900
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
Birkdale High School 11–16 yrs 940
Good
Good
Low
Birkenhead High School Academy 3–19 yrs 1,293
Good
High
Low
Birkenhead Park School 11–16 yrs 750
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Broughton Hall Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,275
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
Calday Grange Grammar School 11–18 yrs 1,504
Good
High
Good
Calderstones School 11–18 yrs 1,543
Good
Low
Very low
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,394
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Chesterfield High School 11–18 yrs 1,326
Good
Good
Very low
Childwall Sports & Science Academy 11–18 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Low
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 11–18 yrs 1,223
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
Co-op Academy Bebington 11–18 yrs 1,256
Good
Good
Cowley International College 11–18 yrs 1,620
Good
Good
Very low
De La Salle School 11–16 yrs 1,200
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Deyes High School 11–18 yrs 1,426
Good
Low
Low
Dixons Broadgreen Academy 11–18 yrs 1,409
Dixons Croxteth Academy 11–18 yrs 750
Dixons Fazakerley Academy 11–16 yrs 1,012
Formby High School 11–18 yrs 989
Good
Good
Low
Gateacre School 11–18 yrs 1,400
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Greenbank High School 11–16 yrs 1,030
Good
High
Low
Halewood Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Low
Hilbre High School 11–18 yrs 1,160
Good
Good
Very low
Hillside High School 11–16 yrs 921
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Holly Lodge Girls' College 11–18 yrs 1,529
Good
Good
Very low
Holy Family Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 869
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
Hope Academy 11–16 yrs 1,350
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Church of England/Roman Catholic
King David High School 11–18 yrs 752
Good
Very high
Low
Jewish
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes 11–16 yrs 600
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 11–18 yrs 900
Good
Good
Good
Kirkby High School 11–16 yrs 1,000
Good
Very low
Very low
Lipa Primary and High School 4–16 yrs 475
Good
Good
Litherland High School 11–16 yrs 1,200
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Liverpool College 4–19 yrs 1,100
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 14–19 yrs 800
Good
Very low
Good
Lord Derby Academy 11–16 yrs 1,100
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Maghull High School 11–18 yrs 1,349
Good
Maricourt Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,270
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Meols Cop High School 11–16 yrs 905
Outstanding
Good
Very low
Meols Cop High School 11–16 yrs 905
North Liverpool Academy 11–18 yrs 1,550
Good
Low
Very low
Notre Dame Catholic College 11–18 yrs 1,050
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Outwood Academy Haydock 11–16 yrs 900
Pensby High School 11–18 yrs 890
Good
High
Low
Prenton High School for Girls 11–16 yrs 790
Good
High
Low
Rainford High School 11–18 yrs 1,650
Good
Good
Low
Rainhill High School 11–18 yrs 1,550
Good
High
Good
Range High School 11–18 yrs 1,229
Good
High
Low
Ridgeway High School 11–16 yrs 885
Requires improvement
Good
Very low
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy 11–18 yrs 1,354 Roman Catholic
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 11–16 yrs 1,050 Roman Catholic
South Wirral High School 11–18 yrs 1,220
Good
Good
Very low
St Anselm's College 11–18 yrs 1,026
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 11–16 yrs 750 Roman Catholic
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School 11–16 yrs 920
Good
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Edward's College 11–18 yrs 1,028
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
St Francis Xavier's College 11–18 yrs 1,302
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Hilda's Church of England High School 11–18 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
St John Bosco Arts College 11–18 yrs 1,064
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St John Plessington Catholic College 11–18 yrs 1,800
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Julie's Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,260
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Margaret's Church of England Academy 11–18 yrs 1,050
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Church of England
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 11–18 yrs 1,300
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Michael's Church of England High School 11–18 yrs 684
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Church of England
Stanley High School 11–16 yrs 750
Good
High
Low
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England/Roman Catholic
The Academy of St Nicholas 11–19 yrs 1,080
Good
Very low
Low
Roman Catholic/Church of England
The Belvedere Academy 11–19 yrs 1,014
Outstanding
High
Very low
The Blue Coat School 11–18 yrs 1,300
Good
Very high
Low
The Mosslands School 11–18 yrs 1,573
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
The Oldershaw School 11–18 yrs 1,111
Good
Very low
Very low
The Prescot School 11–16 yrs 1,050
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco 11–16 yrs 809 Roman Catholic
The Studio School Liverpool 14–19 yrs 300
Good
Low
Very low
The Sutton Academy 11–18 yrs 1,550
Good
Low
Low
Upton Hall School FCJ 11–18 yrs 1,000
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
Weatherhead High School 11–18 yrs 1,669
Good
High
Very low
West Derby School 11–18 yrs 1,073
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
West Kirby Grammar School 11–18 yrs 1,283
Good
Very high
Low
Wirral Grammar School for Boys 11–18 yrs 1,194
Good
High
Good
Wirral Grammar School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,207
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Woodchurch High School 11–16 yrs 1,427
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England

Sixth Form Schools in Merseyside

Most of Merseyside's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 6 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 17% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 83% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Merseyside's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Birkenhead High School Academy 3–19 yrs 1,293
Good
High
Low
Birkenhead Sixth Form College 16–19 yrs 1,500
Outstanding
Carmel College 16–99 yrs
Outstanding
Roman Catholic
Hugh Baird College 14–99 yrs
Good
LIPA Sixth Form College 14–19 yrs 365
Outstanding
Low
Lipa Primary and High School 4–16 yrs 475
Good
Good
Liverpool College 4–19 yrs 1,100
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
Southport College 16–99 yrs
Good
St Helens College 14–99 yrs
Requires improvement
The City of Liverpool College 16–99 yrs
Good
University of Liverpool Mathematics School 16–19 yrs 160
Wirral Metropolitan College 16–99 yrs
Good

Merseyside Pupil Referral Units

Most of Merseyside's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 75% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Merseyside's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
IMPACT 11–16 yrs 130
Good
Very low
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit 4–11 yrs 27
Outstanding
Very low
Meadow Park School 5–16 yrs 120
Good
Very low
New Heights High School 11–16 yrs 66
Good
Very low

Schools in Merseyside's Towns & Cities

City Primaries Secondaries Sixth Forms Total inc. Others
Liverpool 149 35 5 218
St Helens 30 4 2 42
Birkenhead 27 4 3 38
Southport 19 6 1 30
Bebington 18 5 0 23
Bootle 16 2 1 22
Crosby 13 4 0 21
Wallasey 13 4 0 19
Kirkby 14 1 0 16
Heswall 8 1 0 10
Maghull 7 3 0 10
Formby 7 2 0 9
Halewood 7 1 0 9
Litherland 6 1 0 8
Newton-le-Willows 7 0 0 8
West Kirby 4 3 0 8
Knowsley 5 0 0 6
Prescot 5 1 0 6
Rainhill 4 1 0 6
Haydock 4 1 0 5
Billinge Chapel End 3 0 0 4
Eccleston 3 1 0 4
Rainford 3 1 0 4
Whiston 3 1 0 4
Hoylake 2 0 0 3
Lydiate 3 0 0 3
Seneley Green 2 0 0 3
Aintree Village 2 0 0 2
Cronton 2 0 0 2
North Meols 2 0 0 2
Melling 1 0 0 1
Thornton 0 1 0 1
Windle 1 0 0 1
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023