Carleton House Preparatory School
145 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, L18 3EE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandra Coleman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 192
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 104723
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517220756
About this school
Carleton House Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic independent school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Carleton House Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Carleton House Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1950, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Carleton House Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 12
Location
Nearby schools
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Liverpool Hope University0.4 miles
Universities · Liverpool
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Abbot's Lea School0.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
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SENDSCOPE0.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
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Woolton High School0.7 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
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Childwall Abbey School0.8 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Common questions
- What ages does Carleton House Preparatory School teach?
- Carleton House Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Carleton House Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Carleton House Preparatory School is Mrs Sandra Coleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carleton House Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Carleton House Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Carleton House Preparatory School?
- Carleton House Preparatory School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carleton House Preparatory School full?
- Carleton House Preparatory School has capacity for 192 pupils and 178 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Carleton House Preparatory School a faith school?
- Yes. Carleton House Preparatory School is designated Roman Catholic.
- Is Carleton House Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Carleton House Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Carleton House Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Carleton House Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.