Schools in Sefton
116 schools across 7 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 47 of 116 schools here that have a published grade.
Sefton has 116 schools across 7 towns — 74 primary, 18 secondary, educating around 40,699 pupils. 85% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (40 of 47). There are currently 4 open teaching jobs in Sefton. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Sefton.
Seftonlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Sefton
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Latest teaching jobs in Sefton
View all 4 →Teacher of Music
Litherland High School · Liverpool
Closes 14 AugHigh Level Teaching Assistant - Inclusion Base
Waterside Academy · Liverpool
£24,046.00 - £26,958.00 Annually (Actual) £27,711 - £31,067 FTE· Closes 11 SeptEducation, Welfare and Safeguarding Officer
Churchtown Primary School · Southport
£33,982.88 - £38,107.96 Annually (Actual) Grade 8 SCP-25-30 FTE Salary £36,363 - £40,777· Closes 10 AugHead of Year (Pastoral)
Litherland High School · Liverpool
£31,537 - £34,434· Closes 10 Aug
Teaching supply agencies in Sefton
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Claim this spot →Top-performing schools in Sefton
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Formby High School54.3Attainment 8
- 2Birkdale High School51.9Attainment 8
- 3Greenbank High School50.6Attainment 8
- 4Chesterfield High School48.4Attainment 8
- 5Holy Family Catholic High School44.8Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Sefton
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Bootle
Formby
Liverpool
Lydiate
Sefton
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Southport
Outstanding Schools in Sefton
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Freshfield Primary School
Liverpool, Sefton· L37 3JT
283 pupils
KS2: 69% met expected standard
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Liverpool, Sefton· L23 1TY
7 pupils
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Liverpool, Sefton· L21 1AD
356 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Bootle, Sefton· L20 6ED
236 pupils
KS2: 90% met expected standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
Liverpool, Sefton· L31 0BP
239 pupils
KS2: 86% met expected standard
Trust: LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School
Liverpool, Sefton· L37 7EJ
Trust: THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST