Merseyside’s schools have helped shape many famous names, producing celebrities from actors and musicians to TV stars.
Many famous people who were born and raised in Liverpool and Merseyside first discovered the spark of their talent while attending the region’s schools. Whether that’s Paul McCartney meeting George Harrison on the school bus before going on to help create one of the greatest bands in the world, or, a kid called Katarina Johnson-Thompson discovering her love of athletics.
Award-winning actors like Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham, a host of comedians and world football stars like Steven Gerrard are also among famous alumni from Merseyside schools.
How many of the celebrities in our photo gallery did you know went to school or college in Merseyside and did any attend the same one as you or your children?
How many of the celebrities in our photo gallery did you know went to school or college in Merseyside and did any attend the same one as you or your children?
13. Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold is an English footballer who currently plays for Liverpool FC. He went to St Mary’s in Crosby until he was 14, then moved to Rainhill High School as part of his training with the LFC academy. Photo: Angel Martinez/Getty Images
14. Ken Dodd
Sir Kenneth Dodd was an English comedian and singer known for his live stand-up performances. The late comedian was born in the Knotty Ash suburb of Liverpool and was a lifelong resident of the area until his death in 2018. He went to the Knotty Ash School and later attended Holt High School, a grammar school in Childwall, but left at 14 to work for his father, who was a coal merchant. It was around this time that he became interested in show business. Photo: MJ Kim/Getty Images
15. Jamie Carragher
Former footballer and now TV pundit, Jamie Carragher went to Savio Salesian College in Bootle and has continued to support the school ever since. Photo: Lewis Storey/Getty Images
16. Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles in The Tick, Shaun of the Dead, and the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Serafinowicz was born in Gateacre and moved with his family to the Belle Vale area of Liverpool, where he attended Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School. The family moved back to Gateacre when he was age 14, and he attended St Francis Xavier’s College in Woolton. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty
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