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

Non-maintained special school · Mixed · ages 4–19 · with sixth formLiverpool, Liverpool L12school website

A special school in Liverpool for ages 4–19: the cohort is too small to report, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
Requires improvement
Places
—
Pupils
48
Free school meals
2.6%

Ofsted: Full inspection, 23 April 2024 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Liverpool’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 50 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

29.94%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication36%
Health & Safety20%
Green & Sustainability14%
Transversal Skills13%
Arts & Humanities9%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects6

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Biology150%23%—45%—
English Language150%89%—20%—
German150%5%—33%—
History150%41%—26%—
Music150%5%—33%—
Religious Studies150%31%—32%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication50%
Health & Safety34%
Green & Sustainability30%
Transversal Skills26%
Natural Sciences25%
Arts & Humanities18%
Digital & ICT Skills16%
Mathematics & Statistics12%
Engineering & Manufacturing11%
Social & Cultural Skills8%
Law & Public Administration8%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

vocabulary 8.0fraction 6.0audience 5.0particle model 5.0photosynthesis 4.5grammar 4.5purpose 4.5adaptation 4.0translation 4.0percentage 4.0change of state 4.0observation 3.5measurement 3.5inference 3.5diffusion 3.5standard english 3.5opinion 3.5grammatical structure 3.0tense 3.0force 3.0poetry 3.0data analysis 3.0power 3.0formulae 3.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses data collection, ratio, scale from Biology, Computing, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data collection, conduct field work, climate change from Biology, Computing, Geography and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses solution, material property, graph from Design and Technology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, sampling technique, experimental design from Biology, Modern Foreign Language, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, dna from Biology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses punctuation, spelling, grammar from English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses data collection, scale, computer systems from Computing, Design and Technology, Geography and 1 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses experimental design, scientific method, data presentation from Biology, English Language, Computing and 1 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Junior animatorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses audience, form, movement from English Language, Music, Design and Technology and 1 more
Manufacturing engineer (degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses force, component selection, electrical system from Design and Technology, Science · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, industrial engineer, production engineer
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses sampling technique, temperature, adaptation from Biology, Science · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses presentation, accuracy, summarising from English Language, History, Modern Foreign Language and 2 more · jobs: storyboard artist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Liverpool, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Liverpool’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Liverpool

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.