OFSTED
23 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
19 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
48
48 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
12
25.0% of pupils
Male pupils
36
75.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.7 pts
below England
School
2.1%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.0 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.2%
38
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
3
Any other Black background
4.2%
2
Unclassified
4.2%
2
Any other White background
2.1%
1
Indian
2.1%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
48 of
48 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2023/24
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
7.7
32.0 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.16 pts
higher than
England
School
11.38%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.18 pts
higher than
England
School
40.00%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.86%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.05 pts
higher than
England
School
2.86%
Liverpool
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.0%
16.2 pts
above England
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
96.0%
Liverpool
94.5%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.