How many Outstanding or Good schools are there in Liverpool?

GeraLearn's directory covers 7 top-rated state-funded schools in Liverpool: 5 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted (as of 31 May 2026). This includes 4 secondary and 3 primary schools. For the share of ALL Liverpool schools rated Good or better, see the Gera School Quality Index for Liverpool.

Which schools in Liverpool are rated Outstanding by Ofsted?

5 schools are rated Outstanding in Liverpool: Liverpool College, Archbishop Blanch CofE High School, Smithdown Primary School, St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School, Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School. Each carries an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade of 1 (Outstanding).

What is the largest top-rated school in Liverpool?

Liverpool College is the largest top-rated secondary school listed in Liverpool, with 1,653 pupils. It is rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Where does this Liverpool schools data come from?

Every school, grade and pupil count is taken directly from Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (as at 31 May 2026), published by Ofsted under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraLearn lists the Outstanding and Good schools verbatim — no rating is modelled or estimated.

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Outstanding & Good schools in Liverpool

7 state-funded schools in Liverpool are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted — 5 Outstanding and 2 Good, across 4 secondary and 3 primary schools.

Which schools in Liverpool are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted?

GeraLearn lists 7 top-rated state-funded schools in Liverpool (5 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted, as of 31 May 2026): 4 secondary and 3 primary. Liverpool College is among them — rated Outstanding. Source: Ofsted management information, OGL v3.0.

Source:Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information·As of 31 May 2026 · updated monthly · last refreshed 20 June 2026

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All 7 top-rated schools in Liverpool

Outstanding first. Each school links to its full Ofsted profile.

School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Last inspected
Liverpool CollegeL18 8BG	Secondary	Outstanding	1,653	November 2019
Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolL7 6HQ	Secondary	Outstanding	1,145	February 2020
Smithdown Primary SchoolL7 6LJ	Primary	Outstanding	488	September 2021
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolL4 3RL	Primary	Outstanding	461	November 2021
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary SchoolL12 0JE	Primary	Outstanding	457	November 2023
Calderstones SchoolL18 3HS	Secondary	Good	1,575	January 2023
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolL12 9HZ	Secondary	Good	1,324	September 2021

More school data for Liverpool

Gera School Quality Index for Liverpool — the share of ALL state-funded schools in Liverpool rated Good or better.
GCSE & KS4 results in Liverpool — DfE Progress 8 and grade 4+ English & maths context.
England-wide school directory — every Outstanding and Good school across the country.

Schools in Liverpool — FAQ

How many Outstanding or Good schools are there in Liverpool?: GeraLearn's directory covers 7 top-rated state-funded schools in Liverpool: 5 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted (as of 31 May 2026). This includes 4 secondary and 3 primary schools. For the share of ALL Liverpool schools rated Good or better, see the Gera School Quality Index for Liverpool.
Which schools in Liverpool are rated Outstanding by Ofsted?: 5 schools are rated Outstanding in Liverpool: Liverpool College, Archbishop Blanch CofE High School, Smithdown Primary School, St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School, Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School. Each carries an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade of 1 (Outstanding).
What is the largest top-rated school in Liverpool?: Liverpool College is the largest top-rated secondary school listed in Liverpool, with 1,653 pupils. It is rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
Where does this Liverpool schools data come from?: Every school, grade and pupil count is taken directly from Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (as at 31 May 2026), published by Ofsted under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraLearn lists the Outstanding and Good schools verbatim — no rating is modelled or estimated.

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Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information, as at 31 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Schools listed are those Ofsted currently grades Outstanding or Good; no figure is modelled or estimated by GeraLearn.