St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs, Liverpool

Requires Improvement
Special
Non-maintained special school
Mixed
Ages 419
Boarding school

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Swanston
Pupils:48 / 50 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01512289968
Address:Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HN
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:104734
UKPRN:10001232
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Liverpool West Derby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

2.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Andrews Avenue (adj)
172m · 3 min walk
Westerton Road (adj)
186m · 3 min walk
Grange Avenue (adj)
240m · 4 min walk
St Andrew's Avenue (opp)
248m · 4 min walk
Yew Tree Close (adj)
300m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

48 pupils

50 capacity

2 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(104)

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Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

11.37953%

Overall absence

40%

Persistent absence

35

Enrolments

Authorised11.28193%
Unauthorised0.09761%
Persistent (10%+)40%
Severe (50%+)2.85714%

Absence trend

6.18413%
18/19
10.8866%
20/21
10.47802%
21/22
9.97509%
22/23
10.24978%
23/24
11.37953%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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