Schools in Formby
Merseyside · Sefton · 1 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
5
of 13 in & around Formby rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Formby (1)
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · L37 2HW
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 67% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Formby (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
365
87% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
420
55 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
71.0%
KS2 Maths
63.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
34 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +9 primary and +6 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
87% occupied · 55 spare places
Other schools near Formby
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Formby's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Range High School
Secondary · Liverpool
Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Liverpool
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Liverpool
Formby High School
Secondary · Liverpool · Good
Redgate Community Primary School
Primary · Liverpool
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Primary · Liverpool
Freshfield Primary School
Primary · Liverpool · Outstanding
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Liverpool
Questions parents ask about schools in Formby
How many schools are there in Formby?
Formby has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Formby?
None of the 1 graded schools in Formby currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are 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.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Formby have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Formby have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Sefton 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 Formby?
Apply to Sefton 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.