1
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L7 6HQ
1
18 Mar 2020
Top 10 Secondary schools in Liverpool
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Liverpool. 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 secondary schools
40
Outstanding
2
Good
25
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 71% · RI: 20% · I: 3%
2
The Belvedere Academy
Liverpool • Merseyside • L8 3TF
1
26 Feb 2015
3
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool • Merseyside • L17 6AB
2
9 Jun 2024
4
Litherland High School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L21 0DB
2
8 Apr 2024
5
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool • Merseyside • L36 6DG
2
28 Sep 2023
6
West Derby School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L13 7HQ
2
2 Jul 2023
7
Calderstones School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L18 3HS
2
8 Mar 2023
8
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool • Merseyside • L19 5NY
2
26 Jan 2023
9
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L15 9EE
2
18 Dec 2022
10
Formby High School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L37 3HW
2
12 Dec 2022
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 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 2 • Dec 2022
- Kirkby High School 2 • Oct 2022
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 2 • Jul 2022
- Maricourt Catholic High School 2 • Jun 2022
- Range High School 2 • May 2022
- Maghull High School 2 • Mar 2022
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 2 • Dec 2021
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 2 • Nov 2021
- Holy Family Catholic High School 2 • Jun 2019
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 2 • May 2018