North West
Schools in Sefton
111 schools, 41,261 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 36.9.
Ofsted across Sefton
Good63
Outstanding5
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade40
71 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 40 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 71
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 27
- Average days since inspection
- 952
- Framework mix
- 71 historic, 27 current, 13 none
All schools in Sefton
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
111 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre View Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Bedford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Birkdale High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | 51.9 | 0.220.02 to 0.43 | |
| Birkdale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cambridge Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Chesterfield High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 48.4 | 0.01-0.18 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bootle | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2023 | 41.8 | -0.62-0.89 to -0.35 | |
| Churchtown Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Crosby High SchoolCommunity special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crossens Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Deyes High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | No overall grade | 42.8 | -0.63-0.82 to -0.45 | |
| Educ8 LiverpoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Educ8 SouthportOther independent special school | Southport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Farnborough Road Infant SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Farnborough Road Junior SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Forefield Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| Formby High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 54.3 | 0.430.23 to 0.63 | |
| Foundations for LIFE SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Freshfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Green Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Greenacre Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bootle | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Greenbank High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2022 | 50.6 | 0.04-0.15 to 0.23 · not a win | |
| Hatton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | Good 2023 | 39.8 | -0.47-0.74 to -0.20 | |
| Holy Family Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | 44.8 | -0.21-0.44 to 0.01 · not a win | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Hudson Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hugh Baird CollegeFurther education | Bootle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kew Woods Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| King's Lander Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| King's Leadership Academy HawthornesFree schools | Bootle | Good 2023 | 32.2 | -0.57-0.87 to -0.28 | |
| Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Larkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Linacre Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Linaker Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Litherland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 41.7 | -0.68-0.92 to -0.44 | |
| Litherland Moss Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lydiate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Maghull High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 39.6 | -0.87-1.06 to -0.67 | |
| Maricourt Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 44.5 | -0.58-0.77 to -0.39 | |
| Marshside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Melling Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Meols Cop High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | 44.7 | -0.17-0.39 to 0.04 · not a win | |
| Merchant Taylors' SchoolsOther independent school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Netherton Moss Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newfield SchoolCommunity special school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Northway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Norwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Olsen House SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Select | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| PANDA SchoolsOther independent special school | Bootle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Peterhouse SchoolNon-maintained special school | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Presfield High School and Specialist CollegeCommunity special school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Range High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 44.2 | -0.15-0.35 to 0.05 · not a win | |
| Redgate Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| SENDSCOPEOther independent special school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | No overall grade | 42.4 | -0.75-0.96 to -0.53 | |
| Shoreside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Southport Education GroupFurther education | Southport | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Springwell Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, MaghullAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St George's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Merseyside | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Southport | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Formby | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Michaels Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Crosby | Inadequate 2024 | — | — | |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateAcademy converter | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St. Mary's CollegeOther independent school | Liverpool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stanley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | No overall grade | 40.6 | -0.71-0.95 to -0.47 | |
| Summerhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Motiv8 SchoolOther independent special school | Sefton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | Report card 2026 | 32.2 | -1.00-1.31 to -0.69 | |
| Thomas Gray Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Valewood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Waterloo Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — |