Secondary schools in Sefton
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Sefton has 18 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,063 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 83% stayed in education (England 86%): 25% in a school sixth form, 2% at a sixth form college, 53% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 27% of students in Sefton went to university (England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Sefton against England
| Measure | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,063 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Sefton
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (18)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkdale High SchoolAcademy converter | 936 | 84% | 4% | 75% | 4% | — | 51.9 | 57% |
| Chesterfield High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,692 | 79% | 40% | 37% | 5% | 51% | 48.4 | 53% |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 822 | 89% | 27% | 60% | 1% | 39% | 41.8 | 37% |
| Deyes High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,336 | 87% | 42% | 41% | 6% | 42% | 42.8 | 36% |
| Formby High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,157 | 83% | 50% | 31% | 8% | 49% | 54.3 | 66% |
| Greenbank High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,025 | 91% | 3% | 80% | 1% | — | 50.6 | 51% |
| Hillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 785 | 79% | 7% | 68% | 1% | — | 39.8 | 35% |
| Holy Family Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,012 | 89% | 59% | 29% | 2% | 49% | 44.8 | 44% |
| King's Leadership Academy HawthornesFree schools | 708 | 80% | 2% | 73% | 2% | — | 32.2 | 17% |
| Litherland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 761 | 80% | 2% | 76% | 2% | — | 41.7 | 37% |
| Maghull High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,098 | 81% | 36% | 41% | 3% | 42% | 39.6 | 30% |
| Maricourt Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,092 | 84% | 32% | 46% | 6% | 48% | 44.5 | 44% |
| Meols Cop High SchoolAcademy converter | 916 | 79% | 3% | 74% | 3% | — | 44.7 | 36% |
| Range High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 979 | 86% | 53% | 30% | 3% | 45% | 44.2 | 39% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 613 | 90% | 36% | 50% | 2% | 52% | 42.4 | 38% |
| Stanley High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 783 | 86% | 5% | 80% | 0% | — | 40.6 | 31% |
| St Michaels Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 547 | 85% | 28% | 52% | 1% | 46% | — | — |
| The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoAcademy sponsor led | 575 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.2 | 19% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Baird Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 15% | — | — |
| Southport Education Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 23% | — | — |
| Merchant Taylors' Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4 | 0% |
| St. Mary's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 818 | — | — | — | — | — | 63.3 | 77% |
| Crosby High Schoolspecial · Community special school | 173 | 83% | 0% | 67% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| Newfield Schoolspecial · Community special school | 129 | 50% | 0% | 40% | 0% | — | 10.1 | 0% |
| Olsen House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| Peterhouse Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 70 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 11% | — | — | — |
| Presfield High School and Specialist Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 132 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 0% | — | 16.1 | 15% |
| Rowan Park Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 325 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 6.7 | 8% |