Christian Fellowship School, Liverpool

All-through
Other independent school
Mixed
Christian
Ages 416

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Paula Virr
Pupils:175 / 200 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01517091642
Address:Overbury Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool, L7 3HL
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:27 February 1981

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 21 May 2019View full report
URN:104730
UKPRN:10015412
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Liverpool Wavertree
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Christian Fellowship School excels at creating an excellent learning environment where pupils show outstanding behaviour and genuine care for one another. Teachers are skilled at planning lessons that challenge pupils of all abilities, with particularly strong support for pupils learning English as an additional language. The school builds a genuine sense of community where pupils feel valued and well cared for.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils show outstanding behaviour and consideration for one another, underpinned by the school's strong Christian ethos
  • Good progress for all pupils including those with English as an additional language and special educational needs
  • Teachers plan lessons well and use varied techniques to support pupils of different abilities
  • Strong sense of community involving pupils, staff, parents and carers
  • Leaders closely monitor teaching and pupil progress to support staff effectiveness

Areas for Improvement

  • Limited access to visual resources and technology (such as interactive whiteboards) to support different learning styles
  • Narrow range of GCSE options in languages and sport in the upper school
  • Compliance issues with changing facilities and hot water safety standards

Safeguarding

Pupils' welfare, health and safety is rated outstanding; the school has created a strong sense of community ensuring all pupils feel very well looked after.

Extracurricular Activities

School council, peer reading scheme, prefect duties, Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, debating, pupil exchanges with Netherlands, hosting Korean pupils, community projects with senior citizens' home and refugee/asylum seeker project, planned community service in Africa for Year 11 pupils

Christian Fellowship School is a mixed Christian day school in Liverpool that provides a good standard of education with outstanding pupil behaviour and welfare. The school serves 182 pupils aged 4-16, with nearly half from minority ethnic backgrounds.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Edge Hill Rail Station (Entrance)
417m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

Harbord Street (adj)
192m · 3 min walk
Wavertree Road (adj)
233m · 4 min walk
Winifred Drive (adj)
264m · 4 min walk
Chatsworth Drive (adj)
282m · 5 min walk
Edge Hill Station (Stop A)
320m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

175 pupils

200 capacity

25 spare places available

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)

21 May 2019
14 February 2017
19 November 2013

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