SchoolScoresSchools in Sefton
School admissions in Sefton: application deadlines, offer days and all 110 schools (74 state primary schools, 18 state secondary schools, 5 special schools and 11 independent schools) with Ofsted inspections and results.
Admissions dates
You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in another council area. The closing dates and offer days are set nationally.
| Starting | Apply by | Offers sent |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (Year 7) | 31 October | 1 March |
| Primary school (Reception) | 15 January | 16 April |
If an offer day falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out on the next working day. Check Sefton's website for local arrangements and in-year applications.
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Towns
Bootle · Liverpool · Merseyside · Southport
Latest Ofsted reports in Sefton
| School | Report card | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Maghull High School Academy · Liverpool | 4 expected, 3 needs attention Inspected 28 April 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 19 July 2026 |
| St Philip's CofE Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Liverpool | 6 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 16 June 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 15 July 2026 |
| St John's CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Southport | 3 expected, 4 needs attention Inspected 9 June 2026 | 14 July 2026 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Southport Academy · Southport | 7 expected Inspected 2 June 2026 | 7 July 2026 |
| Maricourt Catholic High School Voluntary aided school · Liverpool | 1 strong, 6 expected Inspected 2 June 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 6 July 2026 |
| Birkdale High School Academy · Southport | 4 strong, 2 expected Inspected 14 April 2026 | 22 June 2026 |
| Bedford Primary School Academy · Liverpool | 1 strong, 3 expected, 3 needs attention Inspected 21 April 2026 | 18 June 2026 |
| Woodlands Primary School Community school · Liverpool | 7 expected Inspected 21 April 2026 | 18 June 2026 |
| Peterhouse School Independent special school · Southport | 5 strong, 2 expected Inspected 21 April 2026 · Before: Requires improvement (2023) | 17 June 2026 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Bootle | 4 strong, 3 expected Inspected 14 April 2026 | 14 June 2026 |
Ofsted report cards published in the year to 31 August 2026. Latest reports across England.
Primary schools (74) · Secondary schools (18) · Special schools (5) · Independent schools (11) · Alternative provision (2)
Primary schools
74 schools.
- Ainsdale St John's CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 3 expected, 1 needs attention · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 3 expected · 52% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bedford Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 3 expected, 3 needs attention · 38% met expected standard (KS2)
- Birkdale Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 30% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bishop David Sheppard CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 42% met expected standard (KS2)
- Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 · 39% met expected standard (KS2)
- Churchtown Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2015), improved significantly 2024 · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
- Farnborough Road Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023
- Farnborough Road Junior School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion)
- Forefield Junior School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2021 · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Freshfield Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- Green Park Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 52% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hatton Hill Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 48% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Southport Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hudson Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Kew Woods Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 79% met expected standard (KS2)
- King's Lander Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
- Larkfield Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Linacre Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 needs attention, 6 urgent improvement · 17% met expected standard (KS2)
- Linaker Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion)
- Litherland Moss Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lydiate Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- Marshside Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Melling Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2011), confirmed 2023 · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Netherton Moss Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- Northway Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- Norwood Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 · 82% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion) · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022, before conversion) · 32% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 29% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 44% met expected standard (KS2)
- Redgate Community Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Shoreside Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 79% met expected standard (KS2)
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 29% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Andrews CofE Primary School, Maghull Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 52% met expected standard (KS2)
- St George's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 7 strong · 79% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John's CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 49% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Luke's Halsall CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024, before conversion) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Philip's CofE Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention · 41% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Philip's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 90% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Thomas CofE Primary School, Lydiate Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- St William of York Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Summerhill Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- The Grange Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 28% met expected standard (KS2)
- Thomas Gray Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022, before conversion) · 49% met expected standard (KS2)
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024, before conversion) · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ursuline Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Valewood Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- Waterloo Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodlands Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
18 schools.
- Birkdale High School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 2 expected · 57% grade 5+ English and maths
- Chesterfield High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 53% grade 5+ English and maths
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 37% grade 5+ English and maths
- Deyes High School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 36% grade 5+ English and maths
- Formby High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 66% grade 5+ English and maths
- Greenbank High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 51% grade 5+ English and maths
- Hillside High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 35% grade 5+ English and maths
- Holy Family Catholic High School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 44% grade 5+ English and maths
- King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Free school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 17% grade 5+ English and maths
- Litherland High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 37% grade 5+ English and maths
- Maghull High School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention · 30% grade 5+ English and maths
- Maricourt Catholic High School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · 44% grade 5+ English and maths
- Meols Cop High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 36% grade 5+ English and maths
- Range High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 39% grade 5+ English and maths
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 38% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Michaels CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2024, before conversion)
- Stanley High School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 31% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention · 19% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
5 schools.
- Crosby High School Special school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 0% grade 5+ English and maths
- Merefield School Special academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Newfield School Special school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 0% grade 5+ English and maths
- Presfield High School and Specialist College Special school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 15% grade 5+ English and maths
- Rowan Park School Special academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2014, before conversion), confirmed with concerns 2024 · 8% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
11 schools.
- Acre View Primary School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)
- Educ8 Liverpool Independent · Ofsted: Inadequate (2025)
- Educ8 Southport Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 needs attention, 2 urgent improvement
- Foundations for LIFE School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected
- Merchant Taylors' Schools Independent, inspected by ISI · 30% A*/A at A level
- Olsen House School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- PANDA Schools Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Peterhouse School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected
- Sendscope Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- St Mary's College Independent, inspected by ISI · 20% A*/A at A level
- The Motiv8 School Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
Alternative provision
2 schools.
- Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit Pupil referral unit · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)
- Waterside Academy Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2023, before conversion)
Page updated 26 September 2026.