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Boarding schools in and near Liverpool

All 2 boarding schools in Liverpool, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Liverpool

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  1. Liverpool College

    Liverpool, L18 8BG · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Liverpool boarding schools average.

    317 first choices, 164 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Liverpool boarding schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Liverpool boarding schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    1,685
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school Liverpool College
  2. St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs

    Liverpool, L12 9HN · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.4%
    Pupils
    48
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs

Just outside Liverpool

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Liverpool.

  1. Progress Arc Billinge School

    10.5 miles from Liverpool · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    42
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Progress Arc Billinge School
  2. The Hammond

    13.6 miles from Liverpool · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well below the Liverpool boarding schools average.

    Attainment 8 at 1637.3

    Liverpool boarding schools 50.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Liverpool boarding schools 5.5%
    Pupils
    253
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school The Hammond
  3. Cloughwood Academy

    19.7 miles from Liverpool · Academy · All-through · Ages 8 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    14.0%
    Pupils
    120
    Pupils per teacher
    6.8
    View school Cloughwood Academy
The big picture

How Liverpool's boarding schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Liverpool

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 2
  • Good: 0 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Liverpool

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 boarding schools in Liverpool have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Boarding schools in Liverpool, explained

There are 2 boarding schools in Liverpool, teaching 1,733 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 special school.

50% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

70.0% of pupils in Liverpool boarding schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

16.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,734 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boarding schools are in Liverpool?
There are 2 boarding schools in Liverpool, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boarding schools in Liverpool?
The highest-ranked boarding schools in Liverpool on Eduscope are Liverpool College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding boarding schools are in Liverpool?
Liverpool has 1 boarding schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 50% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are boarding schools in Liverpool ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Liverpool boarding schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boarding schools in Liverpool is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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