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Best schools in Bootle

17 schools in Bootle with the same league rank as the Sefton league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Bootle's own ranking

In BootleSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School90%20%1st (1/71) in Sefton
2St Oswald's Church of England Primary School77%7%Top 15% (10/71) in Sefton
3St Benedict's Catholic Primary School64%7%Top 34% (24/71) in Sefton
4St Monica's Catholic Primary School53%2%(49/71) in Sefton
5Netherton Moss Primary School53%0%(50/71) in Sefton
6All Saints Catholic Primary School52%4%(53/71) in Sefton
7Thomas Gray Primary School49%3%(55/71) in Sefton
8Holy Spirit Catholic Academy48%7%(57/71) in Sefton
9Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School39%2%(64/71) in Sefton
10Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School32%0%(66/71) in Sefton
11Springwell Park Community Primary School29%0%(68/71) in Sefton
12The Grange Primary School28%0%(70/71) in Sefton
13Linacre Primary School17%0%(71/71) in Sefton

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Four Oaks Community Primary SchoolLiverpool2.3 miles81%7%Top 6% (6/110) in Liverpool
Litherland Moss Primary SchoolLiverpool1.6 miles80%10%Top 8% (5/71) in Sefton
Whitefield Primary SchoolLiverpool3.0 miles79%17%Top 7% (7/110) in Liverpool
Barlows Primary SchoolLiverpool2.4 miles78%8%Top 8% (8/110) in Liverpool
Ranworth Square Primary SchoolLiverpool2.8 miles77%0%Top 12% (13/110) in Liverpool
Forefield Junior SchoolLiverpool2.4 miles76%9%Top 17% (12/71) in Sefton
Wellesbourne Community Primary SchoolLiverpool2.9 miles73%10%Top 17% (18/110) in Liverpool
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolLiverpool0.9 miles73%4%Top 20% (14/71) in Sefton
Aintree Davenhill Primary SchoolLiverpool2.8 miles73%2%Top 22% (15/71) in Sefton
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool3.1 miles71%11%Top 22% (24/110) in Liverpool

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Bootle's own ranking

In BootleSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Hillside High School39.140%(14/18) in Sefton
2King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes35.717%(17/18) in Sefton
3The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco34.217%(18/18) in Sefton

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
The Blue Coat School (grammar)Liverpool5.5 miles78.698%1st (1/30) in Liverpool
St Anselm's College (grammar)Prenton5.1 miles63.188%Top 30% (6/20) in Wirral
Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolLiverpool4.5 miles57.568%Top 7% (2/30) in Liverpool
King David High SchoolLiverpool5.7 miles55.469%Top 10% (3/30) in Liverpool
St Edward's CollegeLiverpool4.1 miles53.354%Top 14% (4/30) in Liverpool
The Belvedere AcademyLiverpool5.2 miles52.455%Top 17% (5/30) in Liverpool
Liverpool CollegeLiverpool6.0 miles50.657%Top 20% (6/30) in Liverpool
North Liverpool AcademyLiverpool2.5 miles50.548%Top 24% (7/30) in Liverpool
Birkenhead High School AcademyPrenton5.2 miles49.144%Top 35% (7/20) in Wirral
Chesterfield High SchoolLiverpool2.4 miles48.049%Top 28% (5/18) in Sefton

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Bootle's own ranking

In BootleSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Hugh Baird College30.6+0.05Top 50% (5/10) in Sefton

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Blue Coat School (grammar)Liverpool5.5 miles47.3+0.181st (1/26) in Liverpool
University of Liverpool Mathematics SchoolLiverpool4.0 miles46.5+0.36Top 8% (2/26) in Liverpool
Liverpool CollegeLiverpool6.0 miles38.3-0.02Top 12% (3/26) in Liverpool
Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolLiverpool4.5 miles38.0-0.17Top 16% (4/26) in Liverpool
The Belvedere AcademyLiverpool5.2 miles37.8+0.13Top 20% (5/26) in Liverpool
St Anselm's College (grammar)Prenton5.1 miles37.7+0.32Top 32% (5/16) in Wirral
The Studio School LiverpoolLiverpool4.3 miles37.3+0.47Top 24% (6/26) in Liverpool
North Liverpool AcademyLiverpool2.5 miles37.0+0.45Top 27% (7/26) in Liverpool
King David High SchoolLiverpool5.7 miles37.0+0.24Top 31% (8/26) in Liverpool
Birkenhead High School AcademyPrenton5.2 miles34.9+0.14Top 44% (7/16) in Wirral

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Bootle itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Birkenhead SchoolPrenton5.5 miles38.61st (1/1) in Wirral
Merchant Taylors' SchoolsLiverpool2.2 miles38.01st (1/2) in Sefton
Scarisbrick Hall School10.8 miles34.5(4/5) in Lancashire
St. Mary's CollegeLiverpool2.5 miles32.8(2/2) in Sefton

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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