Private schools in Sefton
9 fee-paying schools are registered in Sefton: 2 mainstream and 7 special. 2 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Taylors' Schools Liverpool, L23 0QP | 4 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 844 | 63% |
| St. Mary's College Liverpool, L23 5TW | 0 to 18 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 818 | 70% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre View Primary School Liverpool, L31 4EQ | 5 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 41 | 85% |
| Educ8 Liverpool Liverpool, L21 3TG | 13 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 13 | 32% |
| Educ8 Southport Southport, PR8 6DG | 13 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 12 | 48% |
| Foundations for LIFE School Liverpool, L30 4UE | 8 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 23 | 72% |
| Olsen House School Liverpool, L23 5TD | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 59 | 98% |
| SENDSCOPE Liverpool, L23 5TF | 11 to 15 | Mixed | Non-faith | 21 | 66% |
| The Motiv8 School Sefton, L30 1RQ | 14 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 10 | 50% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Sefton, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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