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Liverpool College
All-through • Academy sponsor led • Liverpool • Merseyside • L18 8BG
Outstanding
Top 10 All-through schools in North West
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases all-through schools in the region of North West. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total all-through schools
12
Outstanding
1
Good
8
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 67% · RI: 25% · I: 0%
2
Chetwynde School
All-through • Free schools • Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA13 0NY
Good
3
Birkenhead High School Academy
All-through • Academy sponsor led • Prenton • Merseyside • CH43 1TY
Good
4
Armfield Academy
All-through • Free schools • Blackpool • Lancashire • FY4 1TL
Good
5
The Grange School
All-through • Academy sponsor led • Runcorn • Cheshire • WA7 5DX
Good
6
Ribblesdale School
All-through • Community school • Clitheroe • Lancashire • BB7 1EJ
Good
7
William Hulme's Grammar School
All-through • Academy sponsor led • Manchester • M16 8PR
Good
8
Abraham Moss Community School
All-through • Academy converter • Manchester • Greater Manchester • M8 5UF
Good
9
Maharishi Free School
All-through • Free schools • Ormskirk • Lancashire • L40 6JJ
Good
10
LIPA School
All-through • Free schools • Liverpool • Merseyside • L1 7BT
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 all-through schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Bolton St Catherine's Academy Requires improvement • Nov 2022
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