SchoolScoresProgress Schools - Liverpool
Independent school · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed
19 Back Canning Street, Liverpool, L8 7PB
0151 541 1967 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Requires improvement at the inspection that started on 3 December 2024.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.
Results
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Admissions
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Pupils, staff and SEND
| Pupils | This school | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years | 0.0% | 38.7%* | 28.9% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 50.0% | 3.9%* | 3.1% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 50.0% | 17.4%* | 13.4% |
| English as an additional language | Not published | 18.0%* | 19.2% |
Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.
Nearby secondary schools
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 · 46% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Studio School Liverpool 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 38% grade 5+ English and maths
- LIPA Sixth Form College 0.6 miles · Ofsted: Not yet inspected
- LIPA School 0.6 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
- The Belvedere Academy 0.6 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 60% grade 5+ English and maths
- University of Liverpool Mathematics School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Not yet inspected · A- average A level grade
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 0.9 miles · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 42% grade 5+ English and maths
- Christian Fellowship School 0.9 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 1.0 miles · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 · 22% grade 5+ English and maths
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 1.0 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2020, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 68% grade 5+ English and maths
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Progress Schools - Liverpool's Ofsted rating?
Progress Schools - Liverpool was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted at its inspection in 3 December 2024.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 143912.
- Inspections: Ofsted non-association independent schools management information, data to 31 July 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.