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Secondary schools in Liverpool, ranked

The 40 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    The Blue Coat School

    Academy converter

    79.5
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Liverpool College

    Academy sponsor led

    55.1
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    King David High School

    Voluntary aided school

    54.3
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Formby High School

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    54.3
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    The Belvedere Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    53.8
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    51.8
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    St Edward's College

    Academy converter

    51.6
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    49.6
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Chesterfield High School

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    48.4
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

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    47.3
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Holly Lodge Girls' College

    Community school

    47.2
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    St Julie's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Liverpool Life Sciences UTC

    University technical college

    46.3
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Calderstones School

    Community school

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    North Liverpool Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.6
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Holy Family Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    44.8
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    44.5
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Range High School

    Academy converter

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Deyes High School

    Academy converter

    42.8
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    West Derby School

    Academy converter

    42.0
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Litherland High School

    Academy sponsor led

    41.7
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Archbishop Beck Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    41.5
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    40.9
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Lord Derby Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.9
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Maghull High School

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    39.6
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    39.4
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Broughton Hall Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    39.2
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    36.7
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    36.2
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    35.8
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    The Prescot School

    Academy converter

    35.5
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    34.5
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Dixons Broadgreen Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    34.4
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    Dixons Fazakerley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    33.4
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Dixons Croxteth Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    31.6
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Kirkby High School

    Academy sponsor led

    31.4
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Notre Dame Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    31.0
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    The Academy of St Nicholas

    Academy sponsor led

    29.4
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    Alsop High School

    Academy sponsor led

    28.2
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Liverpool?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, The Blue Coat School ranks first of 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool, with an average Attainment 8 score of 79.5. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Liverpool ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Liverpool?
40 secondary schools in Liverpool published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.