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Schools and Education in Crosby

There are 21 schools in Crosby (excluding independent schools), including 13 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Crosby has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Crosby under Special Measures.

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Crosby Education Profile

The median school in Crosby has 23% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 14th highest figure in Merseyside. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Crosby's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Crosby is 21.63 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 14th highest ratio in Merseyside, and the 430th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Crosby operating with pupil referral units offer 20 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

13

15% Outstanding • 85% Good

Secondaries

4

0% Outstanding • 50% Good

Primary Schools in Crosby

Most of Crosby's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 11 schools or 85% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 31% and 23% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 7.69% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crosby'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
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 324
Outstanding
Very high
Forefield Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Very high
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 780
Good
Low
High
 Roman Catholic
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 184
Good
High
Low
 Roman Catholic
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 389
Good
Good
Very high
 Church of England
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 341
Good
Very low
Very high
 Roman Catholic
St John's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 199
Good
High
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 Nicholas Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
High
 Church of England
St William of York Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
 Roman Catholic
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
Waterloo Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good

Crosby Secondary Schools

Most of Crosby's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 50% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 25% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crosby's secondary schools 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
Chesterfield High School 11–18 yrs 1,326
Good
Good
Very low
Holy Family Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 869
Good
Low
Low
 Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy 11–18 yrs 1,354 Roman Catholic
St Michael's Church of England High School 11–18 yrs 684
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
 Church of England

Crosby Pupil Referral Units

Most of Crosby's pupil referral units have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crosby'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
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit 4–11 yrs 27
Outstanding
Very low
Last updated: 08 Aug 2023