Bank View High School, Liverpool

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 519

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Juliette Gelling
Pupils:518 / 420 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01513305101
Website:bvhs.co.uk
Address:177 Long Lane, Liverpool, L9 6AD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2006

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:133441
UKPRN:10014839
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Liverpool Walton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2019 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

63.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

21 responses
Would recommend95%
Child is happy95%
Well taught95%
Good progress91%
Feels safe91%
Well behaved86%
Bullying dealt with10%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns48%
Wider development86%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMathsWriting

Reading has improved from 0% to 8%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Landford Avenue (adj)
414m · 7 min walk
Townsend Avenue (adj)
437m · 7 min walk
Lower Lane (W-bound)
441m · 7 min walk
No.49 (o/s)
457m · 7 min walk
Scargreen Avenue (adj)
499m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

123%

Over capacity

518 pupils

420 capacity

98 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:1,447

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Liverpool

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

5,716

Applications

5,276

Got 1st preference

68.1%

Got preferred school

90.4%

Secondary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
21 March 2019
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
17 June 2014
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

12.7788%

Overall absence

38.46154%

Persistent absence

390

Enrolments

Authorised6.67432%
Unauthorised6.10447%
Persistent (10%+)38.46154%
Severe (50%+)7.17949%

Absence trend

8.3661%
18/19
17.74833%
20/21
11.20569%
21/22
11.02233%
22/23
11.88135%
23/24
12.7788%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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