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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in L22, Sefton

2 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central L22, the nearest being Merchant Taylors' Schools at 0.5 mi, 1 of them selective. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Merchant Taylors' Schools 0.5 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
St. Mary's College 0.8 mi All-through
Roman Catholic
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Merchant Taylors' Schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

L22 also holds 26 state primary and 5 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for L22 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in L22?

2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central L22, Sefton, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in L22 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in L22 selective?

1 of the 2 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.