Merchant Taylors' Schools
186 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 0QP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Dearden
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 844
- URN
- 104973
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519283308
About this school
Merchant Taylors' Schools is an independent school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 844 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Merchant Taylors' Schools 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
Merchant Taylors' Schools has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 84 | 66 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 44.4 | 21.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Merchant Taylors' Schools has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.9 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.4 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 603 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 371 |
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
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 270
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's College0.3 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Olsen House School0.4 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Crosby High School0.9 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Newfield School1.4 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Liverpool
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Common questions
- What year groups does Merchant Taylors' Schools teach?
- Merchant Taylors' Schools teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Merchant Taylors' Schools?
- The headteacher of Merchant Taylors' Schools is Mr Philip Dearden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merchant Taylors' Schools been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merchant Taylors' Schools 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 big is Merchant Taylors' Schools?
- Merchant Taylors' Schools has 844 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Merchant Taylors' Schools full?
- Merchant Taylors' Schools has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 844 on roll (63%), 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 Merchant Taylors' Schools a faith school?
- No. Merchant Taylors' Schools has no designated religious character.
- Is Merchant Taylors' Schools a selective school?
- Yes. Merchant Taylors' Schools is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Merchant Taylors' Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 21.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Merchant Taylors' Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merchant Taylors' Schools'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 24 July 2026.