March 1 marks National Offer Day, when parents and children across the region find out where they will begin their secondary school journey.
A joyus day for many, it can also be a stressful day for some parents or carers, with their children not being accepted into their first choice school.
However, if your child is not offered a place at any of the preferred schools listed on your application, the council will offer places at alernative schools.
So to help with deciding on an alternative school, or to see how your child’s soon-to-be institution ranks against others, we’ve complied a list of the highest and lowest rated secondary schools in Liverpool.
The schools below have received the lowest ratings, ranked ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, up to March 2023.
Grades are based on overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviours and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.
9. West Derby School - Requires Improvement
Published in September 2019, the Ofsted report for West Derby School reads: “Leaders have improved pupils’ behaviour across the school. They have insisted on high standards, good manners and respect. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. Few pupils are excluded from school and there are many strategies in place to support any pupils who struggle to follow the school rules. Opportunities for pupils’ personal development are many and varied. Pupils are well prepared to become responsible young adults and for life in modern Britain.” | Image: Google