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Schools across Liverpool

Local authority · 193 schools across 5 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Liverpool (193)

Showing 20 of 193 schools

Total Schools

193

114 primary · 34 secondary

Total Pupils

78,058

97% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

41

6 outstanding · 35 good

Capacity

80,645

2,587 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

35
150
Outstanding: 6
Good: 35
Requires Improvement: 2
Not inspected: 150

Best Schools in Liverpool

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

36.8

GCSE Eng+Maths

32.7%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

99% full
39,919 pupils40,454 capacity

535 spare places

Secondary Schools

91% full
31,133 pupils34,236 capacity

3,103 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

7.2%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

20.0%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

151

2024/25

Absence trend across Liverpool schools

5.4%
18/19
6%
20/21
7.8%
21/22
7.8%
22/23
7.6%
23/24
7.2%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

97%

Plans Issued

1,269

Assessment Requests

2,119

Tribunal Cases

16

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

8%
2019
9%
2020
60%
2021
92%
2022
99%
2023
98%
2024
97%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

6,414 admissions

219

Lodged

(3.4%)

83

Heard

5

Successful

(6%)

Primary (infant classes)

5,402 admissions

154

Lodged

(2.9%)

77

Heard

4

Successful

(5%)

Secondary

7,086 admissions

731

Lodged

(10.3%)

614

Heard

58

Successful

(9%)

Total

13,500 admissions

950

Lodged

(7.0%)

697

Heard

63

Successful

(9%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1725
2019
2161
2020
1767
2021
2165
2022
2054
2023
2224
2024
2192
2025
2054
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Liverpool

Liverpool

187 schools

Merseyside

3 schools

Croxteth

1 schools

Cavendish Drive

1 schools

LIVERPOOL

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Liverpool

How many schools are there in Liverpool?

Liverpool has 193 open schools: 114 state primary, 36 state secondary or all-through, 9 independent, 19 special and 15 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Liverpool are rated Outstanding?

32 schools in Liverpool were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Abbot's Lea School, Lakeside School, Sandfield Park School, Everton Free School & Football College, University of Liverpool Mathematics School and 27 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 153 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.

Abbot's Lea SchoolLakeside SchoolSandfield Park SchoolEverton Free School & Football CollegeUniversity of Liverpool Mathematics School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Liverpool get the best GCSE results?

Of the 35 schools in Liverpool with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Blue Coat School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 78.6 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; King David High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.4 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Edward's College, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.3 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Blue Coat SchoolKing David High SchoolSt Edward's College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Liverpool have the best SATs results?

Of the 105 primary schools in Liverpool with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School (94% in reading, 97% in maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (97% in reading, 90% in maths); and Sudley Primary School (90% in reading, 93% 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 Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolSudley Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Liverpool?

Yes. The Blue Coat School is a state grammar school in Liverpool. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

The Blue Coat School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Liverpool have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Liverpool have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Liverpool 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 Liverpool?

Apply to Liverpool 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. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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