The Belvedere Preparatory School, Liverpool
The Belvedere Preparatory School is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Belvedere Preparatory School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to The Belvedere Preparatory School are Auckland College (0.5 miles); Progress Schools - Liverpool (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Christian Fellowship School (1.2 miles); and Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts (2 miles).
Auckland CollegeProgress Schools - LiverpoolChristian Fellowship SchoolNazene Danielle School of Performing Arts
Who goes there
In 2026, 14 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Michaels Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peel Street (adjacent), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Belvedere Preparatory School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 538 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 24 November 2010, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
8 May 2024
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
8 October 2019
Regulatory Compliance
15 March 2017
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Keep up with The Belvedere Preparatory School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 51
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 10 serious and 40 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
115 pupils
185 places
70 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Liverpool council
Places available
6,108
Applications
5,379
Got 1st preference
68.1%
Got preferred school
89.6%
All secondary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
14
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
12.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
115
Total Pupils
39
Boys
76
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
The Belvedere Preparatory School
Questions parents ask about The Belvedere Preparatory School
When was The Belvedere Preparatory School last inspected?
The Belvedere Preparatory School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
How many pupils go to The Belvedere Preparatory School?
The Belvedere Preparatory School has around 115 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to The Belvedere Preparatory School?
The Belvedere Preparatory School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near The Belvedere Preparatory School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 10 serious and 40 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Belvedere Preparatory School?
The Belvedere Preparatory School is at 23 Belvidere Road, Princes Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 3TF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)