Olsen House School
85-87 Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 5TD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mr Sean Whitehead
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 136088
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519240234
About this school
Olsen House School is an independent special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Olsen House 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
Olsen House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2010, 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 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 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 Olsen House 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.3 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
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
- 59
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's College0.1 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Merchant Taylors' Schools0.4 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Crosby High School0.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Newfield School1.1 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit1.1 miles
Local authority maintained 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 ages does Olsen House School teach?
- Olsen House School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head teacher of Olsen House School?
- The head teacher of Olsen House School is Mr Sean Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Olsen House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Olsen House 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 Olsen House School?
- Olsen House School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Olsen House School full?
- Olsen House School has capacity for 60 pupils and 59 on roll (98%), 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 Olsen House School a faith school?
- No. Olsen House School has no designated religious character.
- How have Olsen House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.1 in 2022/23 and 0.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Olsen House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Olsen House 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 24 July 2026.