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St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs

Non-maintained special school · Liverpool · L12 9HN

Ages 4–19 · 48 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

7.7

Overall absence

10.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 87.7
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)45.5%
Unauthorised0.0%
Authorised absence
10.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
33

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

48 pupils · 50 places

Pupils on roll
48
Boys / girls
36 / 12
School capacity
50
Capacity fill
48 / 50 (96%)
Free school meals
2.6%
FSM pupils
1
Gender
Mixed
School type
Non-maintained special school

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious ethos
Roman Catholic
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Local authority maintained
Headteacher
Mr David Swanston

Location

Address
Yew Tree Lane, West Derby
Postcode
L12 9HN
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
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
VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
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 non-maintained special school, Ages 4–19, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 48 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 2.6%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L12
15
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Swanston
Telephone
01512289968
Website
www.stvin.com

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