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Schools in Liverpool

  • 172State-funded schools
  • 116Primary
  • 33Secondary
  • 14Special
  • North WestRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
68%
15 pts below England (84%)
5,379 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
89%
4 pts below England (92%)
4,736 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.4
close to England median (2.2)
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Liverpool
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
68%got their first choice
15 pts below England (84%)

5,379 applicants · 10.4% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 68%; England 84%
  2. 2025 68%; England 84%
  3. 2024 69%; England 83%
  4. 2023 67%; England 83%
  5. 2022 68%; England 83%
  6. 2021 68%; England 81%
  7. 2020 68%; England 82%
  8. 2019 71%; England 81%
  9. 2018 70%; England 82%
  10. 2017 70%; England 83%
  11. 2016 72%; England 84%
  12. 2015 78%; England 84%
  13. 2014 79%; England 85%
  • Liverpool
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20265,37968.1%86.1%10.4%
Sep 20255,27668.1%86.2%9.6%
Sep 20245,35269.5%86.0%10.4%
Sep 20235,44667.1%85.4%10.8%
Sep 20225,26667.6%85.7%9.8%
Sep 20214,94968.3%86.2%8.8%
Sep 20204,93367.6%86.4%8.1%
Sep 20194,99570.5%88.4%7.0%
Sep 20184,62470.4%88.8%7.4%
Sep 20174,53969.9%89.1%7.6%
Sep 20164,36771.5%91.4%8.6%
Sep 20154,15578.5%95.3%4.6%
Sep 20144,20278.9%94.8%5.2%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
89%got their first choice
4 pts below England (92%)

4,736 applicants · 2.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 89%; England 92%
  2. 2025 90%; England 93%
  3. 2024 90%; England 93%
  4. 2023 87%; England 92%
  5. 2022 86%; England 92%
  6. 2021 86%; England 92%
  7. 2020 87%; England 90%
  8. 2019 87%; England 91%
  9. 2018 90%; England 91%
  10. 2017 89%; England 90%
  11. 2016 88%; England 88%
  12. 2015 88%; England 88%
  13. 2014 89%; England 88%
  • Liverpool
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20264,73688.6%97.3%2.7%
Sep 20254,93489.7%97.4%2.6%
Sep 20244,94290.0%97.6%2.4%
Sep 20235,19487.4%96.9%3.1%
Sep 20225,28886.2%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20215,29085.5%95.5%4.5%
Sep 20205,37487.4%95.9%4.1%
Sep 20195,43887.5%95.6%4.4%
Sep 20185,23890.1%97.2%2.8%
Sep 20175,14889.4%96.9%3.1%
Sep 20165,35888.0%95.7%4.3%
Sep 20155,06788.1%96.4%3.6%
Sep 20144,91288.8%95.9%4.1%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 33 schools of 172 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (19)
  • Post-16 provision (9)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 106 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding19
  • Good77
  • Requires improvement9
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 26 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education32021
Behaviour and attitudes817–1
Personal development1015–1
Leadership and management42011

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 7.

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Secondary schools in Liverpool

33 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Liverpool College Faith Standards maintained2025 10.2 applications per place 50.6 18%
St Hilda's Church of England High School Faith 2026 7.9 applications per place 44.6 15%
St Edward's College Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 7.0 applications per place 53.3 17%
King David High School Faith Good2022 5.9 applications per place 55.4 11%
Calderstones School Good2023 5.1 applications per place 45.9 21%
The Belvedere Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 4.4 applications per place 52.4 31%
Childwall Sports & Science Academy 2026 4.3 applications per place 35.2 47%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Faith Standards maintained2025 4.3 applications per place – 32%
Archbishop Beck Catholic College Faith 2026 3.9 applications per place 39.9 34%
North Liverpool Academy 2026 3.6 applications per place 50.5 49%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Faith 2026 3.2 applications per place 47.8 37%
St Margaret's Church of England Academy Faith Good2024 3.1 applications per place 48.7 26%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Faith 2026 3.0 applications per place 42.7 33%
West Derby School Good2023 3.0 applications per place 37.5 40%
St Julie's Catholic High School Faith Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 42.2 23%
Broughton Hall Catholic High School Faith Good2022 2.4 applications per place 39.4 37%
The Blue Coat School Selective Good2022 2.2 applications per place 78.6 13%
St John Bosco Arts College Faith 2026 2.2 applications per place 40.1 52%
Notre Dame Catholic Academy Faith Requires improvement2022 2.2 applications per place 30.0 52%
Holly Lodge Girls' College Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 42.1 46%
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy Faith Requires improvement2021 1.8 applications per place 37.8 33%
Gateacre School Requires improvement2023 1.6 applications per place 39.4 41%
King's Leadership Academy Wavertree Not yet inspected 1.6 applications per place – 51%
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi Faith Requires improvement2024 1.5 applications per place 32.8 59%
Dixons Croxteth Academy Special measures 2026 1.3 applications per place 35.0 58%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 36.3 64%
Alsop High School Requires significant improvement 2026 1.2 applications per place 33.1 58%
The Academy of St Nicholas Faith Good2022 0.9 applications per place 35.2 51%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 0.9 applications per place 37.0 50%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy Requires improvement2024 0.8 applications per place 35.9 50%
LIPA School Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 38.0 38%
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Standards maintained2025 no data 43.6 43%
The Studio School Liverpool Remains Good2024 no data 46.1 30%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Liverpool

116 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 4.5 applications per place 82% 8%
Mosspits Lane Primary School Good2023 2.8 applications per place 75% 12%
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place 77% 5%
Knotty Ash Primary School Remains Good2022 2.7 applications per place 60% 27%
Wellesbourne Community Primary School 2026 2.7 applications per place 73% 56%
Smithdown Primary School 2026 2.6 applications per place 50% 54%
Booker Avenue Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.5 applications per place – 4%
Wavertree Church of England School Faith Remains Good2022 2.5small intake applications per place 33% 53%
Rudston Primary School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 35% 7%
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 63% 36%
Childwall Valley Primary School 2026 2.4 applications per place 52% 31%
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Faith 2025 2.4 applications per place 77% 11%
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 2.3 applications per place 77% 4%
Sudley Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 83% 9%
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Faith Good2022 2.2 applications per place 67% 8%
Dovedale Community Primary School 2025 2.2 applications per place 66% 9%
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 69% 9%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 43% 42%
Childwall Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 2.2 applications per place – 2%
St Silas Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2024 2.2 applications per place 56% 58%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 83% 45%
Florence Melly Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.1 applications per place 64% 41%
Whitefield Primary School Remains Outstanding2024 2.1 applications per place 79% 49%
King David Primary School Faith Good2024 2.1 applications per place 66% 3%
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.1 applications per place 69% 51%
Greenbank Primary School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 57% 35%
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 65% 16%
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2021 2.1small intake applications per place 54% 63%
St Charles' Catholic Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place – 35%
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.1 applications per place 72% 10%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place 77% 53%
Heygreen Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 76% 77%
Matthew Arnold Primary School Some aspects not as strong2025 2.0 applications per place 59% 65%
Woolton Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 84% 14%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.0small intake applications per place 64% 55%
Gilmour Primary School 2026 2.0 applications per place 74% 14%
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.0 applications per place – 17%
Pleasant Street Primary School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 64% 36%
Broad Square Community Primary School Good2024 1.9 applications per place 69% 38%
Leamington Community Primary School Good2023 1.8 applications per place 56% 53%
St Michael's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 1.8 applications per place 58% 50%
Longmoor Community Primary School Remains Good · concerns noted2024 1.8 applications per place 70% 26%
Broadgreen Primary Good2022 1.8 applications per place 66% 31%
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 54% 48%
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place 53% 23%
New Park Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 56% 43%
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 1.7 applications per place 71% 16%
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 1.7 applications per place 57% 29%
Fazakerley Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 58% 54%
Croxteth Community Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 71% 65%
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 1.6 applications per place 72% 47%
Garston Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 1.6 applications per place 86% 46%
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place – 47%
Barlows Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 78% 24%
Holy Name Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 68% 31%
Middlefield Community Primary School Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 69% 69%
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 57% 41%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Faith Standards maintained2024 1.6 applications per place 66% 35%
St John's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 67% 28%
Banks Road Primary School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 62% 45%
Four Oaks Community Primary School Requires improvement2022 1.6 applications per place 81% 53%
King's Northway Primary Academy Requires improvement2022 1.6 applications per place – 31%
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 69% 31%
The Beacon Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 58% 41%
Blackmoor Park Infants' School Requires improvement2023 1.6 applications per place – 13%
Phoenix Primary School Good2022 1.5 applications per place 9% 47%
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.5 applications per place 56% 32%
Ranworth Square Primary School Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place 77% 50%
Roscoe Primary School 2026 1.5 applications per place 57% 53%
Belle Vale Community Primary School Good2023 1.5 applications per place 69% 45%
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place 55% 55%
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy Faith Not yet inspected 1.5 applications per place 63% 60%
St Ambrose Catholic Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 72% 73%
Kensington Primary School Good2024 1.5 applications per place 34% 50%
Windsor Community Primary School 2026 1.5 applications per place 39% 57%
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 33% 40%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.5 applications per place 40% 39%
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School Good2023 1.4 applications per place 29% 52%
Kingsley Community School Remains Good2022 1.4 applications per place 60% 55%
Northcote Primary School Standards maintained2024 1.4 applications per place 45% 51%
Anfield Road Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 29% 47%
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place 19% 73%
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place – 35%
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 71% 52%
Corinthian Community Primary School Requires significant improvement 2026 1.4 applications per place 22% 42%
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 53% 34%
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School Faith Remains Good2022 1.4 applications per place 66% 36%
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 48% 45%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.4 applications per place 60% 35%
Monksdown Primary School Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 47% 37%
Springwood Heath Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.3 applications per place 53% 35%
St Nicholas Catholic Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place 45% 38%
Faith Primary Academy Faith 2026 1.3 applications per place 43% 65%
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 1.3 applications per place 55% 58%
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 1.3 applications per place 40% 21%
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Faith Not yet inspected 1.3 applications per place 61% 41%
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School Remains Good2024 1.3 applications per place 72% 49%
Stockton Wood Community Primary School 2026 1.2 applications per place 57% 42%
Lawrence Community Primary School 2026 1.2 applications per place 38% 56%
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.2 applications per place 52% 42%
Netherley Park Primary School Good2022 1.2 applications per place 12% 56%
Hunts Cross Primary School Good2023 1.2 applications per place 50% 27%
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.2 applications per place 60% 57%
The Trinity Catholic Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.1 applications per place 25% 53%
Blueberry Park 2026 1.1 applications per place 45% 53%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.1 applications per place 62% 64%
Dovecot Primary School 2026 1.0 applications per place 25% 59%
Blackmoor Park Junior School 2026 no data 43% 29%
Booker Avenue Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 75% 8%
LIPA Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Lister Primary School Not yet inspected no data – –
Pinehurst Primary School Good2022 no data – –
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School Faith 2026 no data 67% 41%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby Faith Not yet inspected no data – –
St Paul's Catholic Junior School Faith 2026 no data 46% 23%
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Not yet inspected no data – 0%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

23 schools