Best Schools in Bootle

How many schools are there in Bootle?

Bootle has 19 open schools: 13 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Bootle are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Bootle were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hugh Baird College, St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School and St Monica's Catholic Primary School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Hugh Baird CollegeSt Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolSt Monica's Catholic Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Bootle get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Bootle with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hillside High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.1 and 40% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes, with an Attainment 8 score of 35.7 and 17% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, with an Attainment 8 score of 34.2 and 17% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hillside High SchoolKing's Leadership Academy HawthornesThe Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Bootle have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Bootle with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); St Oswald's Church of England Primary School (90% in reading, 87% in maths); and St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (86% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Bootle?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Bootle selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Bootle have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Bootle have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Sefton allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Bootle?

Apply to Sefton through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.