Private schools in Sefton

The 11 independent (private) schools in Sefton, with age ranges, pupil numbers and school details from official DfE records.

Independent schools set their own admissions and fees, so contact each school directly. They're inspected by Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and many don't publish results in DfE's performance tables.

• 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

Page updated 26 September 2026.