20 schools across Liverpool and Merseyside received new Ofsted reports and ratings in January 2025 - including primary and secondary schools, and sixth form colleges.
Some were visited by inspectors for non-graded monitoring visits, while others were given new ratings after full inspections. State-funded schools in England no longer receive Ofsted’s single headline grades, also known as single word judgements, after the measure was scrapped in September.
But, they are still given ratings for five key categories, which are as follows: The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and early years provision.
Below are all of the primary and secondary schools in Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral who have received new Ofsted reports in 2025 so far, and how they fared. How did your child’s school do?
17. St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Liverpool L7 0LH
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery was rated 'good' in all key categories after an inspection in December 2024. The report, published on January 22, 2025, noted: "Pupils value the caring relationships that they have with staff. Pupils trust that staff will help them if they have any worries or concerns. This helps pupils to feel happy at school. Children in the early years settle in and quickly develop positive learning behaviours. Pupils throughout the school build securely on these firm foundations." | Google Street View
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18. This Is My Education (TIME), St Helens WA10 1TZ
This Is My Education is currently rated 'inadequate'. During its last ungraded inspection, on December 3, 2024, it met the required standards for an independent school. The report, published on January 14, 2025, noted: " Since the previous monitoring inspection, leaders have developed the curriculum subjects that were previously under-developed. They have put plans and schemes of work in place for all subjects in the curriculum and for all year groups." | Google Street View
19. Wargrave C of E Primary School, Newton-le-Willows WA12 8QL
Wargrave C of E Primary School was rated 'good' in all key categories, following an inspection in November 2024. The report, published on January 13, 2025 noted: "Wargrave C of E Primary school’s values of truth, friendship and respect underpin the way that pupils here treat others. Pupils have warm relationships with adults in the school. They feel happy and safe." | Google Street View
20. Well Lane Primary School, Wirral CH42 5PF
Well Lane Primary School retained its 'inadequate' rating for following a monitoring inspection in November 2024. The report, published on January 16, 2025, noted: "The school continues to improve the quality of its curriculums in the early years and key stages 1 and 2 well. It is increasingly making sure that the needs of pupils with SEND are central to its curricular thinking." | Google Street View