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
Good69
Outstanding5
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade34
77 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 34 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
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.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre View Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | No grade | — |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | No grade | — |
| Bedford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Birkdale High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | No grade | 51.9 |
| 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 | Good 2021 | — |
| Chesterfield High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 48.4 |
| 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 |
| Churchtown Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | — |
| Crosby High SchoolCommunity special school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Crossens Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Southport | Good 2024 | — |
| Deyes High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | No grade | 42.8 |
| Educ8 LiverpoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Educ8 SouthportOther independent special school | Southport | No grade | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No 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 |
| Foundations for LIFE SchoolOther independent special school | Liverpool | No 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 grade | — |
| Greenacre Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bootle | Good 2024 | — |
| Greenbank High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2022 | 50.6 |
| Hatton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | — |
| Hillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | Good 2023 | 39.8 |
| Holy Family Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No grade | 44.8 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2024 | — |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | No grade | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2022 | — |
| Hudson Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| Hugh Baird CollegeFurther education | Bootle | No 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 |
| 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 | No grade | — |
| Linaker Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Litherland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 41.7 |
| Litherland Moss Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| Lydiate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — |
| Maghull High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 39.6 |
| Maricourt Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 44.5 |
| Marshside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | — |
| Melling Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| Meols Cop High SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | 44.7 |
| Merchant Taylors' SchoolsOther independent school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Netherton Moss Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | No 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 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 grade | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | No grade | — |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| PANDA SchoolsOther independent special school | Bootle | No grade | — |
| Peterhouse SchoolNon-maintained special school | Southport | No grade | — |
| Presfield High School and Specialist CollegeCommunity special school | Southport | Good 2023 | — |
| Range High SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 44.2 |
| Redgate Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| SENDSCOPEOther independent special school | Liverpool | No grade | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | No grade | 42.4 |
| Shoreside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Good 2023 | — |
| Southport Education GroupFurther education | Southport | No 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 | No grade | — |
| 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 | Good 2022 | — |
| 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 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 | Good 2022 | — |
| 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 grade | — |
| Stanley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | No grade | 40.6 |
| Summerhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — |
| The Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Good 2023 | — |
| The Motiv8 SchoolOther independent special school | Sefton | No grade | — |
| The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | No grade | 32.2 |
| 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 | No grade | — |