Local Authority Safeguarding Index

Sefton Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 117 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

41/100 Average Transparency Score
117 Schools Monitored
#145 National Rank
-3 pts below the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 117 schools in Sefton.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in Sefton

  1. 1
    Hugh Baird College 16 plus · Ofsted: Outstanding
    80/100
  2. 2
    Crosby High School Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    Freshfield Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in Sefton

16 plus 2
School Ofsted Transparency
Hugh Baird College L20 7EW Outstanding 80
Southport Education Group PR9 0TT Requires Improvement 47
Not applicable 19
School Ofsted Transparency
Acre View Primary School L31 4EQ Good 65
Arden College PR9 0TZ Good 58
Crosby High School L23 2TH Outstanding 70
Educ8 Liverpool L21 3TG Requires improvement 40
Educ8 Southport PR8 6DG — 22
Foundations for LIFE School L30 4UE — 22
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit L23 1TY Outstanding 70
Merchant Taylors' Schools L23 0QP ISI inspected 55
Merefield School PR8 2QZ — 25
Newfield School L23 4TG Good 48
Olsen House School L23 5TD Good 52
PANDA Schools L30 9SY — 25
Peterhouse School PR9 8PA Requires Improvement 33
Presfield High School and Specialist College PR9 8PA Good 48
Rowan Park School L21 0DB — 22
SENDSCOPE L23 5TF Good 55
St. Mary's College L23 5TW ISI inspected 55
The Motiv8 School L30 1RQ — 22
Waterside Academy L30 2QQ — 10
Nursery 3
School Ofsted Transparency
Cambridge Nursery School L20 9LQ Good 54
Crossens Nursery School PR9 8PA Good 58
Greenacre Community Nursery School L20 6PJ Good 62
Primary 75
School Ofsted Transparency
104889 L31 1DA — 10
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School PR8 3JE — 22
Aintree Davenhill Primary School L10 8LE Good 48
All Saints Catholic Primary School L20 4LX Good 44
Bedford Primary School L20 9LJ — 14
Birkdale Primary School PR8 4EL Good 52
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School PR9 7BZ Good 48
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School L20 3JL Good 48
Churchtown Primary School PR9 7NN Good 48
Cole Wendy Elizabeth L10 6NJ — 18
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School L21 7LX Good 52
Farnborough Road Infant School PR8 3DF Good 48
Farnborough Road Junior School PR8 3DF Good 48
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School L23 9SL — 22
Forefield Junior School L23 9TJ — 22
Freshfield Primary School L37 3JT Outstanding 70
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School L23 2RQ Good 48
Green Park Primary School L31 8BW Good 52
Hatton Hill Primary School L21 9NZ Good 44
Holy Family Catholic Primary School PR9 7DU Good 52
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy L30 2NR — 22
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport PR9 9AZ — 14
Hudson Primary School L31 5LE Good 48
Kew Woods Primary School PR8 6JW — 18
King's Lander Primary Academy L21 8HY — 22
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre PR8 3RS Good 52
Larkfield Primary School PR9 8PA Good 48
Linacre Primary School L20 5ED Expected standard 40
Linacre Primary School L20 5ED ISI inspected 55
Linaker Primary School PR8 5DB — 10
Litherland Moss Primary School L21 0DB — 14
Lydiate Primary School L31 2JZ Good 52
Marshside Primary School PR9 9XA Good 48
Netherton Moss Primary School L30 3RU Good 52
Northway Primary School L31 9AA Good 48
Norwood Primary School PR9 7DU Good 44
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School L21 0EP Good 44
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School L21 3TE Good 52
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School L37 8BZ Good 52
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School PR8 4LT — 22
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School L30 3SA — 22
Redgate Community Primary School L37 4EW Good 44
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School L21 1AD Outstanding 70
Shoreside Primary School PR8 2QZ Good 48
Springwell Park Community Primary School L20 6PG Good 48
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull L31 6DE — 14
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School L30 7PG Good 48
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School L22 8QF — 22
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School L21 8JH Good 48
St George's Catholic Primary School L31 5PD Good 44
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School L31 2LB — 40
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School L37 2LX Good 48
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School L31 8BW Good 44
St John's Church of England Primary School PR9 8JH Good 44
St John's Church of England Primary School L22 9RG Good 44
St Luke's Church of England Primary School L37 2HW Good 52
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School L23 2TB Good 52
St Mary's Catholic Primary School L23 4UA — 22
St Monica's Catholic Primary School L20 9EB Outstanding 70
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School L23 6TS Good 52
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School L30 5RH Good 44
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School PR9 9RR Good 52
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School L21 8NZ Good 44
St Philip's Church of England Primary School PR8 6SS Good 48
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School L20 6ED Outstanding 70
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate L31 0BP Outstanding 70
St William of York Catholic Primary School L23 9XH Good 48
Summerhill Primary School L31 3DT Good 48
The Grange Primary School L30 0QS — 22
Thomas Gray Primary School L20 4LX — 22
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School L37 7EJ — 22
Ursuline Catholic Primary School L23 6TT Good 52
Valewood Primary School L23 7YG — 22
Waterloo Primary School L22 0LD — 22
Woodlands Primary School L37 2JN Good 44
Secondary 18
School Ofsted Transparency
Chesterfield High School L23 9YB Good 48
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre PR8 4EX Good 48
Deyes High School L31 6DE — 22
EY137297 PR8 3DT — 18
Formby High School L37 3HW Good 44
Greenbank High School PR8 2LT Good 44
Hillside High School L20 9NU Good 48
Holy Family Catholic High School L23 4UL Good 52
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes L20 6AQ Good 48
Litherland High School L21 0DB Good 48
Maghull High School L31 7AW Good 44
Maricourt Catholic High School L31 3DZ Good 44
Meols Cop High School PR8 6JS — 14
Range High School L37 2YN Good 44
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy L23 5TF — 22
St Michaels Church of England Academy L23 7UL — 10
Stanley High School PR9 9TF Good 52
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco L30 2NA — 10
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