- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
258 first choices, 185 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1657.5
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,179
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Secondary schools in Liverpool
All 58 secondary schools in Liverpool. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
197 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1678.6
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,232
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the England average, low absence.
317 first choices, 164 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,685
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
345 first choices, 188 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.4
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,182
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Liverpool average, low absence.
269 first choices, 152 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.6
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,298
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
151 first choices, 133 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.4
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 744
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
357 first choices, 159 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.3
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,150
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool, L17 6AB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Liverpool average, low absence.
136 first choices, 186 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.7
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,000
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Liverpool average, low absence.
410 first choices, 219 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.5
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,269
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Liverpool average, low absence.
375 first choices, 258 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,592
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Liverpool average.
75 first choices, 180 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.8
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 955
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Catholic
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average, low absence.
299 first choices, 219 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.7
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,338
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average, low absence.
226 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.2
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,018
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average.
165 first choices, 218 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.1
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.9%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,016
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average.
Attainment 8 at 1643.6
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 587
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Liverpool average, low absence.
200 first choices, 174 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.5
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,011
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Liverpool average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1646.1
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 268
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average, high absence.
190 first choices, 206 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.4
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,175
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average.
326 first choices, 187 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.9
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.2%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,142
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Liverpool average, high absence.
83 first choices, 189 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.3
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 940
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Liverpool average.
206 first choices, 193 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.1
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,086
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Liverpool average, high absence.
68 first choices, 165 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.8
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 939
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Liverpool average, high absence.
74 first choices, 163 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1635.2
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 841
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Liverpool average.
167 first choices, 172 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1635.2
Liverpool 41.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.5%Liverpool 10.0%
- Pupils
- 1,049
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Secondary schools58including 14 special
- Attainment 8 at 1641.9England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding72%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools22 of 5812 Catholic, 6 Church of England
- With a nursery class3take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals36.6%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Liverpool's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Liverpool
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 40 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 18
- Good: 11 of 18
- Requires improvement: 5 of 18
- Inadequate: 0 of 18
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Liverpool
Some are faith schools.
22 of the 58 secondary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
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
Secondary schools in Liverpool, explained
There are 58 secondary schools in Liverpool, teaching 36,090 children. 9 are run by the council and 27 are academies or free schools. Among them are 14 special and 11 independent schools.
72% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Liverpool scored an average Attainment 8 of 41.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
36.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,459 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 27.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Knowsley11 secondary schools
- Wirral35 secondary schools
- St Helens20 secondary schools
- Sefton34 secondary schools
- Halton16 secondary schools
- Cheshire West and Chester46 secondary schools
- Warrington22 secondary schools
- Wigan33 secondary schools
Other schools in Liverpool
- Primary schools134 schools
- Nurseries137 schools
- Sixth forms43 schools
- Grammar schools1 school
- Private schools14 schools
- Special schools19 schools
- Boarding schools2 schools
- Faith schools79 schools
- Catholic schools58 schools
- Church of England schools20 schools
- Jewish schools2 schools
- Girls' schools7 schools
- Boys' schools7 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Liverpool?
There are 58 secondary schools in Liverpool, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Liverpool?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Liverpool on Eduscope are Archbishop Blanch CofE High School, The Blue Coat School and 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 secondary schools are in Liverpool?
Liverpool has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 72% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary 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 secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Liverpool is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Liverpool?
When choosing a secondary school in Liverpool, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 58 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.