North West
Primary schools in Sefton
74 primary schools in Sefton.
Ofsted among primary schools in Sefton
Good50
Outstanding5
Requires improvement2
No overall grade17
57 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 17 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
- 57
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 16
- Average days since inspection
- 1,001
- Framework mix
- 57 historic, 16 current, 1 none
Primary schools in Sefton
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
74 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateAcademy converter | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | 94% | |
| Summerhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 87% | |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | 87% | |
| St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Outstanding 2024 | 86% | |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 83% | |
| Freshfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | 81% | |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 79% | |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | 75% | |
| Melling Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 74% | |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Good 2023 | 74% | |
| Kew Woods Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | 73% | |
| Shoreside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Good 2023 | 72% | |
| Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Outstanding 2023 | 71% | |
| Farnborough Road Junior SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | 70% | |
| Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | 70% | |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | 68% | |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 68% | |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, MaghullAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 68% | |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Merseyside | Report card 2025 | 67% | |
| Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 67% | |
| King's Lander Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | No overall grade | 66% | |
| Forefield Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2021 | 66% | |
| Larkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | No overall grade | 63% | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Good 2022 | 62% | |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 61% | |
| Green Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | No overall grade | 60% | |
| St George's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Litherland Moss Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 60% | |
| Marshside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | 59% | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Select | Good 2024 | 59% | |
| Churchtown Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | Good 2023 | 59% | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Southport | No overall grade | 59% | |
| Hatton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Northway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 57% | |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Formby | Good 2024 | 57% | |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 56% | |
| St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 55% | |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2023 | 55% | |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bootle | Good 2023 | 53% | |
| Norwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2022 | 52% | |
| Hudson Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 52% | |
| Springwell Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | Good 2024 | 51% | |
| Bedford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | 50% | |
| Valewood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Birkdale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2024 | 49% | |
| Redgate Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 49% | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 48% | |
| St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Lydiate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liverpool | Good 2024 | 46% | |
| All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bootle | Report card 2026 | 45% | |
| Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Southport | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| Waterloo Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 43% | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportAcademy converter | Southport | Report card 2026 | 39% | |
| The Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Good 2023 | 37% | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Southport | Report card 2026 | 36% | |
| Netherton Moss Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | No overall grade | 31% | |
| Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bootle | No overall grade | 29% | |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Requires improvement 2022 | 25% | |
| Linacre Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bootle | Report card 2026 | 21% | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 20% | |
| Farnborough Road Infant SchoolCommunity school | Southport | Good 2023 | — | |
| Thomas Gray Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bootle | Good 2022 | — | |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2023 | — | |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | |
| Linaker Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Southport | Requires improvement 2023 | — |