St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L17 6AB · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att850.2
- P8-0.1
- EM5+60%
- Absence9.1%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 104748
Palmerston School
Community special school · Liverpool · L17 6AU
Ages 11–19 · 184 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Overall absence
12.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-04-28
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.8%
Unauthorised1.7%
- Authorised absence
- 11.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 118
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
184 pupils · 175 places
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- Boys / girls
- 119 / 65
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 184 / 175 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 46.4%
- FSM pupils
- 58
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Buckley
Location
- Address
- Minehead Road, Aigburth
- Postcode
- L17 6AU
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 184 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 46.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Community school · Primary
Liverpool · L17 6BH · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM8.6%
- Demand0.58
0.2 miles away
St Charles' Catholic Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L17 7JA · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- FSM35.3%
0.9 miles away
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L19 9DH · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS260%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM15.7%
- Demand0.91
0.9 miles away
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L17 7BA · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS243%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM23.4%
- Demand0.82
1.0 miles away
Liverpool College
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy sponsor led · All-through
Liverpool · L18 8BG · Liverpool
Ages 4–19
- Att855.0
- P80.3
- EM5+66%
- Absence5.1%
1.0 miles away
Booker Avenue Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L18 9SB · Liverpool
Ages 7–11
- KS272%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM7.7%
1.0 miles away
Booker Avenue Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L18 9SB · Liverpool
Ages 3–7
- Absence3.8%
- FSM3.8%
- Demand1.04
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Buckley
- Telephone
- 01514282128