Princes School
Selborne Street, Liverpool, L8 1YQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Hughes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 104750
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517092602
About this school
Princes School is a community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 251 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 20 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Princes 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.41%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.96%
- Persistent absence
- 29.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christian Fellowship School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Progress Schools - Liverpool0.5 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts0.7 miles
Universities · Liverpool
-
University of Liverpool0.7 miles
Universities · Liverpool
-
Marydale Lodge Sch0.8 miles
Other types · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
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- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Princes School teach?
- Princes School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Princes School?
- The headteacher of Princes School is Mr Colin Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Princes School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Princes School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Princes School?
- Princes School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Princes School full?
- Princes School has capacity for 210 pupils and 251 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Princes School a faith school?
- No. Princes School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Princes School have?
- The schools register lists Princes School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Princes School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Princes School's absence rate?
- Princes School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Princes School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Princes School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 29 June 2026.