Schools and Education in Liverpool

There are 218 schools in Liverpool (excluding independent schools), including 149 primary schools, 35 secondary schools, and 5 serving sixth-form education. Liverpool has 2 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Liverpool under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Liverpool Education Profile

The median school in Liverpool has 40% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 6th highest figure in Merseyside. This represents about 35,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Liverpool's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Liverpool is 19.26 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 8th lowest ratio in Merseyside, and the 247th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 2 schools in Liverpool operating with pupil referral units offer 206 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

149

15% Outstanding • 72% Good

Secondaries

35

8.57% Outstanding • 57% Good

Sixth Forms

5

40% Outstanding • 40% Good

Primary Schools in Liverpool

Most of Liverpool's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 108 schools or 72% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very high - about 23% and 19% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 13% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Liverpool'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
Aintree Davenhill Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
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
Banks Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Low
Barlows Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
High
Belle Vale Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
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
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
Broad Square Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Very high
Broadgreen Primary 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very 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 The King Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Corinthian Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 438
Good
Very low
Very high
Croxteth Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 328
Very low
Dovecot Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
Good
Dovedale Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 840
Good
Good
Very high
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Faith Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 240 Church of England/Roman Catholic
Fazakerley Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Florence Melly Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 464
Outstanding
Good
Good
Four Oaks Primary School 2–11 yrs 387
Requires improvement
High
Good
Garston Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
Church of England
Gilmour (Southbank) Infant School 3–7 yrs 322
Outstanding
Very high
Gilmour Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
High
Greenbank Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Low
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
Heygreen Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
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 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 Trinity Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 156
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
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
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
Kensington Primary School 3–11 yrs 585
Good
Low
Good
King David Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Jewish
Kingsley Community School 2–11 yrs 517
Good
Very high
Low
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
Lawrence Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Good
Leamington Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 516
Good
High
Good
Lipa Primary and High School 4–16 yrs 475
Good
Good
Lister Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 208
Good
High
Lister Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
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
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
Matthew Arnold Primary School 2–11 yrs 200
Good
Low
High
Middlefield Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 402
Good
Low
Good
Monksdown Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Mosspits Lane Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
New Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 378
Good
Very high
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 and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 402
Good
Good
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 Good Help Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very low
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
Park View Academy 3–11 yrs 378
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
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
Ranworth Square Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 739
Good
Low
Very high
Roby Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 288
Good
Very low
High
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 and Nursery 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
Smithdown Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Springwood Heath Primary School 4–11 yrs 258
Good
Very low
Very low
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 243
Good
High
Good
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 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 296
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 280
Good
High
Very high
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 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 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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
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 Mark's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
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'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 Nicholas Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 369
Good
High
Very 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 and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School 4–7 yrs 343
Good
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 Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 260
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Good
Church of England
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
Sylvester Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 251
Good
High
High
The Beacon Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 340
Very high
Good
Church of England
The Trinity Catholic Academy 3–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
Wavertree Church of England School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
Wellesbourne Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Low
Whitefield Primary School 3–11 yrs 322
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Willow Tree Primary School 4–11 yrs 201
Low
Windsor Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Outstanding
High
Very low
Woolton Primary School 3–11 yrs 682
Good
High
High
Yew Tree Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 262
Good
Very low
Low

Liverpool Secondary Schools

Most of Liverpool's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 20 schools or 57% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 29% and 20% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Liverpool'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
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
Broughton Hall Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,275
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
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
Childwall Sports & Science Academy 11–18 yrs 1,200
Good
Very 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
Gateacre School 11–18 yrs 1,400
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Halewood Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
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
King David High School 11–18 yrs 752
Good
Very high
Low
Jewish
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 11–18 yrs 900
Good
Good
Good
Lipa Primary and High School 4–16 yrs 475
Good
Good
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
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
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 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
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 Studio School Liverpool 14–19 yrs 300
Good
Low
Very low
West Derby School 11–18 yrs 1,073
Requires improvement
Low
Very low

Sixth Form Schools in Liverpool

Most of Liverpool's sixth form schools have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 40% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 20% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 80% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Liverpool'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
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
The City of Liverpool College 16–99 yrs
Good
University of Liverpool Mathematics School 16–19 yrs 160

Liverpool Pupil Referral Units

Most of Liverpool's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Liverpool'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
Meadow Park School 5–16 yrs 120
Good
Very low
New Heights High School 11–16 yrs 66
Good
Very low
Last updated: 10 Aug 2023