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Best schools in Merseyside

School-first choices around Merseyside should still be filtered through postcode quality because the county is far from uniform. This ranking covers 120 schools across 5 local authority districts. Postcode area L4 has the highest average school score (93.2 across 3 schools), while PR9 sits at the lower end (63.3). 100% of ranked Merseyside schools hold an Ofsted Outstanding or Good rating.

All schoolsPrimarySecondary
120Ranked schools
99.4Top score
80.8Median score
120Outstanding / Good

Top 10 schools in Merseyside on the LocaleIQ model

Ordered by composite score within the Merseyside comparison pool. Rankings reflect published data, not editorial opinion.

  1. 1
    Thornton Hough Primary School99.4
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 100% · higher 27%PostcodeCH63 1JJ
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  2. 2
    St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School97.9
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 90% · higher 20%PostcodeL20 6ED
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  3. 3
    Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School97.8
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 86% · higher 24%PostcodeCH49 1RE
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  4. 4
    Malvern Primary School97.8
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 80% · higher 18%PostcodeL14 6XA
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  5. 5
    Wirral Grammar School for Girls97.5
    OfstedOutstandingPhaseSecondaryAttainment 8 69.3PostcodeCH63 3AF
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  6. 6
    Mersey Park Primary School97.4
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 83% · higher 8%PostcodeCH42 0PH
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  7. 7
    Upton Hall School FCJ96.7
    OfstedOutstandingPhaseSecondaryAttainment 8 65.6PostcodeCH49 6LJ
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  8. 8
    St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate96.5
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 86% · higher 14%PostcodeL31 0BP
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  9. 9
    The Blue Coat School96.1
    OfstedGoodPhaseSecondaryAttainment 8 79.5PostcodeL15 9EE
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  10. 10
    Whitefield Primary School95.6
    OfstedOutstandingPhasePrimaryKS2 expected 79% · higher 17%PostcodeL6 2HZ
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More schools in Merseyside

Positions 11–30 in the Merseyside ranking.

#SchoolLocaleIQOfstedPhase
11St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School95.2GoodPrimary
12Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School94.3OutstandingPrimary
13Liverpool College94.1OutstandingAll-through
14St John's Catholic Primary School93.8OutstandingPrimary
15The Beacon Church of England Primary School93.8OutstandingPrimary
16English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School93.6GoodPrimary
17Freshfield Primary School93.5OutstandingPrimary
18Florence Melly Community Primary School93.5OutstandingPrimary
19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School93.4OutstandingPrimary
20Much Woolton Catholic Primary School93.2GoodPrimary
21Wirral Grammar School for Boys92.8GoodSecondary
22Holy Family Catholic Primary School92.8GoodPrimary
23Heygreen Primary School92.7GoodPrimary
24Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School92.4GoodPrimary
25St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School92.4OutstandingPrimary
26Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School92OutstandingPrimary
27Cronton Church of England Primary Academy92OutstandingPrimary
28Knowsley Lane Primary School91.9OutstandingPrimary
29Shoreside Primary School91.9GoodPrimary
30Northway Primary School91.8GoodPrimary

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Questions about schools in Merseyside

What is the best school in Merseyside?

Thornton Hough Primary School is the top-ranked school in Merseyside overall (LocaleIQ score 99.4 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 100% · higher 27%. Primary and secondary schools are scored on separate metrics and peer pools — use the phase tabs above to compare like for like.

What is the best primary school in Merseyside?

Thornton Hough Primary School leads the Merseyside primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99.4). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 100% · higher 27%. The Primary tab above shows the full ranked list of Merseyside primary schools.

What is the best secondary school in Merseyside?

Wirral Grammar School for Girls leads the Merseyside secondary school ranking (LocaleIQ 97.5). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 69.3. The Secondary tab above shows the full ranked list of Merseyside secondary schools.

Which schools in Merseyside are rated Outstanding by Ofsted?

29 schools in the Merseyside ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: Thornton Hough Primary School, St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Malvern Primary School, Wirral Grammar School for Girls, and 24 more. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

Which area of Merseyside has the best schools?

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, L4 has the strongest cluster — 93.2 average across 3 ranked schools. PR9 sits at the lower end (63.3 average). School-first choices around Merseyside should still be filtered through postcode quality because the county is far from uniform. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.

How many schools are ranked in Merseyside?

This ranking covers 120 schools (primary and secondary) in the Merseyside comparison pool, across 5 local authority districts. Use the Primary or Secondary tabs for phase-specific rankings. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.

Ranking data last computed 29 March 2026.