Sandfield Park School
South Drive, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, L12 1LH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Mark / Wendy Hilton / Henshaw
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 130961
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512280324
About this school
Sandfield Park School is a community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 87 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.4 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.94 -2.77 to -1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
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 Sandfield Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.86%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 43.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hospital and Home Tuition Team at Sandfield Park School0.0 miles
Other types · Liverpool
-
Co-op Academy Rathbone0.7 miles
Academies · Liverpool
-
Clifford Holroyde Sen College0.9 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs1.0 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
NexGen Academy1.3 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- 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 Sandfield Park School teach?
- Sandfield Park School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandfield Park School?
- The headteacher of Sandfield Park School is Co Headteacher Mark / Wendy Hilton / Henshaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandfield Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandfield Park 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 Sandfield Park School?
- Sandfield Park School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sandfield Park School full?
- Sandfield Park School has capacity for 90 pupils and 87 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandfield Park School a faith school?
- No. Sandfield Park School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Sandfield Park School have?
- The schools register lists Sandfield Park School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Sandfield Park School's absence rate?
- Sandfield Park School's overall absence rate is 14.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandfield Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandfield Park 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 30 June 2026.