How many schools does Sefton have?

OfferDay lists 117 schools in Sefton, including 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sefton?

Every school in Sefton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Sefton ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sefton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Sefton local authority?

OfferDay groups the Sefton schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Sefton local authority

Sefton has 117 schools listed on OfferDay across 7 towns.

3 nursery schools · 75 primary schools · 18 secondary schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 17 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools

About schools in Sefton

Sefton lists 117 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 18 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 58%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 71 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 42.9; average Attainment 8 score, across the 22 schools with published results

Top schools in Sefton

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School 90%
2 St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 86%
3 Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 82%
4 Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre 81%
5 Litherland Moss Primary School 80%
6 St Philip's Church of England Primary School 80%
7 Shoreside Primary School 79%
8 Kew Woods Primary School 79%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Sefton.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

44%

expected standard
Arden College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

Common questions about schools in Sefton

How many schools does Sefton have?: OfferDay lists 117 schools in Sefton, including 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Sefton?: Every school in Sefton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Sefton ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sefton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Sefton local authority?: OfferDay groups the Sefton schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.