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Best Merseyside schools: Liverpool secondary schools with a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Emma Dukes
By Emma Dukes

Digital Journalist

Published 28th Feb 2023, 14:22 GMT
Updated 28th Feb 2023, 15:12 GMT

These local schools have impressed Ofsted and been ranked as ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’.

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 all the highest rated secondary schools in Liverpool - ranked ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, up to March 2023.

- Liverpool secondary schools rated ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

- Sefton secondary schools with a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

- Wirral secondary schools with a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

- Knowsley and St Helens secondary schools with a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Grades are based on overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviours and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

Published in December 2018, the Ofsted report for The Academy of St Francis of Assisi reads: “The school is a vibrant multicultural community. Leaders have developed a culture in which all pupils are valued and supported to become thoughtful, considerate of others and hard-working.  The trust shares leaders’ values. The trust, the two dioceses and the local governing body work well with leaders to drive improvement across the school."

13. The Academy of St Francis of Assisi - Good

Published in December 2018, the Ofsted report for The Academy of St Francis of Assisi reads: “The school is a vibrant multicultural community. Leaders have developed a culture in which all pupils are valued and supported to become thoughtful, considerate of others and hard-working.  The trust shares leaders’ values. The trust, the two dioceses and the local governing body work well with leaders to drive improvement across the school." | Google

Published in January 2019, the Ofsted report for The Studio School Liverpool reads: “The overwhelming majority of parents and carers who made use of Ofsted’s freetext service were very positive about the culture of care and support for pupils’ personal and academic development. One parent commented, ‘My child’s mental health and confidence have improved.’ Since the last inspection, some GCSE and A-level classes are now being taught across both the studio school and Liverpool Life Sciences University Technology College (UTC), with whom you share the building. You have worked closely with the principal at the UTC to establish clear lines of responsibility for pupils’ outcomes."

14. The Studio School Liverpool - Good

Published in January 2019, the Ofsted report for The Studio School Liverpool reads: “The overwhelming majority of parents and carers who made use of Ofsted’s freetext service were very positive about the culture of care and support for pupils’ personal and academic development. One parent commented, ‘My child’s mental health and confidence have improved.’ Since the last inspection, some GCSE and A-level classes are now being taught across both the studio school and Liverpool Life Sciences University Technology College (UTC), with whom you share the building. You have worked closely with the principal at the UTC to establish clear lines of responsibility for pupils’ outcomes." | Google

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