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Schools in Liverpool

705 schools from official GIAS records — including 456 primary and 101 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Liverpool

Liverpool has 705 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 456 primary (80%), 101 secondary (18%) and 8 nursery (1%). Liverpool spans 6 local authorities, most schools sitting in Liverpool (491). The most common types are community school (243), voluntary aided school (204) and community special school (51). This includes 81 academies, 48 independent schools and 107 special schools.

How many schools are there in Liverpool?

GIAS lists 705 schools in Liverpool, England.

What types of schools are in Liverpool?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (456), secondary (101) and nursery (8).

Which local authority covers Liverpool?

Liverpool spans Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Liverpool data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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Official figures for Liverpool

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More about schools in Liverpool

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed664
  • Boys22
  • Girls11

Age ranges

  • 3–11178
  • 11–1871
  • 7–1166
  • 5–757
  • 2–1144
  • 4–1143
  • 11–1641
  • 3–736

Local authorities

  • Liverpool491
  • Sefton108
  • Knowsley102
  • Wirral1
  • St. Helens1
  • Halton1

School types

  • Community school243
  • Voluntary aided school204
  • Community special school51
  • Academy converter46
  • Other independent school31
  • Academy sponsor led31
  • Voluntary controlled school20
  • Other independent special school17
  • Pupil referral unit11
  • Foundation school9
Special
107
Independent
48
Academies
81

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