Best Secondary Schools in Liverpool

We checked all 52 secondary schools in Liverpool and list every one: 40 ranked, then 12 without a rank.

Schools checked
52
Ranked
40
Without a rank
12

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Liverpool. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Liverpool also has 189 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Liverpool.

Ranked secondary schools in Liverpool

  1. 1

    Liverpool College

    Academy, 1,685 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.5%

  2. 2

    The Blue Coat School

    Academy, Selective, 1,232 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    79.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    97.7%

  3. 3

    The Belvedere Academy

    Academy, 1,182 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    60.3%

  4. 4

    King David High School

    Local authority maintained, 744 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    67.5%

  5. 5

    Formby High School

    Academy, 1,157 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.3%

  6. 6

    St Hilda's Church of England High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,298 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    51.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    64.9%

  7. 7

    St Edward's College

    Academy, 1,150 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.3%

  8. 8

    St Margaret's Church of England Academy

    Academy, 1,000 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.4%

  9. 9

    Chesterfield High School

    Academy, 1,692 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.5%

  10. 10

    Holly Lodge Girls' College

    Local authority maintained, 1,016 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.4%

  11. 11

    Liverpool Life Sciences UTC

    Free school, 587 pupils, inspected January 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.3%

  12. 12

    Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

    Academy, 955 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.3%

  13. 13

    St Julie's Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,018 pupils, inspected April 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42%

  14. 14

    Calderstones School

    Local authority maintained, 1,592 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.3%

  15. 15

    Maricourt Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,092 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.7%

  16. 16

    Holy Family Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,012 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.2%

  17. 17

    North Liverpool Academy

    Academy, 1,269 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    45.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38%

  18. 18

    Range High School

    Academy, 979 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.1%

  19. 19

    West Derby School

    Academy, 1,011 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.1%

  20. 20

    Litherland High School

    Academy, 761 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.3%

  21. 21

    The Studio School Liverpool

    Free school, 268 pupils, inspected May 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.3%

  22. 22

    Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,338 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    40.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.8%

  23. 23

    Deyes High School

    Academy, 1,336 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    42.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.5%

  24. 24

    Archbishop Beck Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 1,142 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    41.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35%

  25. 25

    Lord Derby Academy

    Academy, 1,076 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.5%

  26. 26

    Broughton Hall Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,175 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.7%

  27. 27

    Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

    Academy, 613 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    42.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.2%

  28. 28

    Childwall Sports & Science Academy

    Academy, 1,049 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.4%

  29. 29

    Maghull High School

    Academy, 1,098 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30%

  30. 30

    King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool

    Academy, 940 pupils, inspected April 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    34.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    21.6%

  31. 31

    Kirkby High School

    Academy, 1,042 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    31.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20%

  32. 32

    The Academy of St Nicholas

    Academy, 841 pupils, inspected December 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    29.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.2%

  33. 33

    Dixons Croxteth Academy

    Academy, 436 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    31.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    15.7%

  34. 34

    Dixons Broadgreen Academy

    Academy, 1,159 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    34.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    21%

  35. 35

    St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

    Academy, 939 pupils, inspected October 2021

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    36.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.6%

  36. 36

    The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

    Academy, 873 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    35.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.2%

  37. 37

    The Prescot School

    Academy, 915 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    35.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.6%

  38. 38

    Dixons Fazakerley Academy

    Academy, 737 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    33.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20%

  39. 39

    Notre Dame Catholic Academy

    Academy, 968 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    31.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    21.5%

  40. 40

    Alsop High School

    Academy, 1,336 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
    Attainment 8
    28.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    11.9%

Secondary schools in Liverpool without a rank