Catholic Schools / Merseyside
Catholic Schools in Merseyside
Find 152 Catholic schools in Merseyside. Compare Ofsted ratings, Section 48 results, faith admissions criteria and catchment areas.
152 catholic schools in Merseyside
Carmel College
St Helens · Post-16 · Mixed
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
LIVERPOOL · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool · Secondary · Girls
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport · Secondary · Mixed
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
St. Helens · Primary · Mixed
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead · Primary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Southport · Primary · Mixed
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
Ladymount Catholic Primary School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Select · Primary · Mixed
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral · Secondary · Mixed
St John's Catholic Infant School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
St John's Catholic Junior School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Prenton · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Prenton · Primary · Mixed
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead · Primary · Mixed
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley · Secondary · Mixed
All Saints Catholic Primary School
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool · Secondary · Girls
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool · Secondary · Boys
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
De La Salle School
St. Helens · Secondary · Mixed
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Faith Primary Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Hope Academy
Newton-le-Willows · Secondary · Mixed
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Knowsley · Primary · Mixed
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School
Merseyside · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Southport · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Prescot · Primary · Mixed
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot · Secondary · Mixed
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wallasey · Primary · Mixed
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wallasey · Primary · Mixed
St Albert's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead · Primary · Mixed
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Anselm's College
Prenton · Secondary · Boys
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens · Secondary · Mixed
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
Prescot · Primary · Mixed
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Ellesmere Port · Primary · Mixed
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Charles' Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
St Helens · Secondary · Mixed
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Edward's College
Liverpool · Secondary · Mixed
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Secondary · Boys
St George's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Merseyside · Primary · Mixed
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth · Secondary · Girls
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Prescot · Primary · Mixed
St John's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Wallasey · Primary · Mixed
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool · Secondary · Girls
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Prescot · Primary · Mixed
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Prescot · Primary · Mixed
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey · Secondary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Newton-le-Willows · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Wirral · Primary · Mixed
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Bootle · Primary · Mixed
St Nicholas Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Paul's Catholic Junior School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Prenton · Primary · Mixed
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
St Helens · Primary · Mixed
St William of York Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle · Secondary · Mixed
The Trinity Catholic Academy
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral · Secondary · Girls
Ursuline Catholic Primary School
Liverpool · Primary · Mixed
About Catholic schools in Merseyside
Catholic schools in Merseyside are faith schools maintained by the local diocese and funded by the state as voluntary aided or academy schools, meaning they are free to attend. Most give priority to baptised Catholic children when places are oversubscribed, applying faith-based criteria - such as a baptism certificate, evidence of regular Mass attendance, and sometimes a parish priest's reference - before distance or sibling rules come into play. Admissions requirements vary school by school, so it is important to read each school's published policy and any supplementary information form carefully. Some Catholic schools in Merseyside are not heavily oversubscribed and may admit children of other faiths or no faith without requiring faith evidence at all.
Catholic schools in Merseyside cover primary and secondary phases, with some offering sixth-form provision. As well as the standard Ofsted inspection, each school is subject to a Section 48 (denominational) inspection commissioned by the diocese, which assesses the Catholic ethos, religious education and collective worship - worth reading alongside the Ofsted report. Many parents also weigh pastoral care, the school's links to the local parish and community feel, not just academic results. Ofsted ratings and progress data are a useful starting point, but visiting the school and attending an open day will give you the most rounded picture before you apply.
Choosing a school in Merseyside
Whether or not Merseyside has schools of a particular type, the same fundamentals help you compare your options. Ofsted judgements - Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate - summarise the quality of education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. A rating is a useful starting point, but bear in mind that some schools have not been inspected for several years and that a single word cannot capture everything about a school.
For secondary schools, Progress 8 is often more revealing than raw results. It measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and their GCSEs, so a school serving a less advantaged community can still post strong progress. Attainment 8 shows average achievement across eight GCSEs, and the percentage of pupils reaching grade 5 or above in English and maths is a useful benchmark. For 16-18 study, look at A-Level and applied-course results and where students go next.
Beyond the data, look at how places are allocated when a school is oversubscribed and whether your address is likely to secure one, the range of subjects and activities on offer, the sixth-form provision if you are planning ahead, and travel and transport. Above all, visit. An open day tells you more about a school's atmosphere, pastoral care and whether it will suit your child than any league table can.
Frequently asked questions
How many catholic schools are there in Merseyside?
There are 152 catholic schools in Merseyside listed on School Signal, of which 35 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which Catholic school in Merseyside has the best Ofsted rating?
Carmel College is among the highest rated catholic schools in Merseyside, judged Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
Do you have to be Catholic to get into a Catholic school in Merseyside?
Not always. When a Catholic school in Merseyside is oversubscribed, it will usually prioritise baptised Catholic children and apply faith criteria - such as a baptism certificate and evidence of regular Mass attendance - before admitting children of other faiths or none. Schools that are not oversubscribed may admit non-Catholic children without any faith requirement. Always check each school's admissions policy and supplementary information form, as the criteria vary between schools and dioceses.