Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Sefton, and questions to ask the SENCO.
78 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 5.3%
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.2%EHC plans 4.5%
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 36.5%EHC plans 2.9%
- Bedford Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 21.9%EHC plans 5.6%
- Birkdale High School Secondary · Southport · Ages 11–16 SEN support 18.1%EHC plans 2.7%
- Birkdale Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.3%EHC plans 2.6%
- Chesterfield High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 12.8%EHC plans 3.1%
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 2–11 SEN support 18.4%EHC plans 3.4%
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary · Southport · Ages 11–18 SEN support 17.2%EHC plans 2.2%
- Churchtown Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 2.1%
- Deyes High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 15.4%EHC plans 2.2%
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 1.3%
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary · Southport · Ages 2–7 SEN support 15%EHC plans 1.2%
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary · Southport · Ages 7–11 SEN support 16%EHC plans 2.1%
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–7 SEN support 18.2%EHC plans 2.2%
- Forefield Junior School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 7–11 SEN support 18.2%EHC plans 2.5%
- Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 1.2%
- Green Park Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.1%EHC plans 1.6%
- Greenbank High School Secondary · Southport · Ages 11–16 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 2.3%
- Hatton Hill Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 22.9%EHC plans 5.7%
- Hillside High School Secondary · Bootle · Ages 11–16 SEN support 27.8%EHC plans 5.6%
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 4–11 SEN support 19.7%EHC plans 2.7%
- Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.3%EHC plans 2%
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 36.4%EHC plans 6.6%
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary · Southport · Ages 5–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 4.3%
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14.6%EHC plans 4.2%
- King's Lander Primary Academy Primary · Liverpool · Ages 2–11 SEN support 12.4%EHC plans 2.1%
- King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Secondary · Bootle · Ages 11–16 SEN support 19.6%EHC plans 5.5%
- Larkfield Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 4–11 SEN support 21.1%EHC plans 3.1%
- Linacre Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 25.4%EHC plans 6.7%
- Linaker Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 3–11 SEN support 25.3%EHC plans 5.3%
- Litherland High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–16 SEN support 25.4%EHC plans 4.5%
- Litherland Moss Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 26.4%EHC plans 6.3%
- Lydiate Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14.7%EHC plans 2.7%
- Maghull High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 16.7%EHC plans 5.3%
- Maricourt Catholic High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 14.2%EHC plans 2.7%
- Melling Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.3%EHC plans 3.8%
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 33.2%EHC plans 3.1%
- Northway Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.5%EHC plans 2.7%
- Norwood Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 5–11 SEN support 16.3%EHC plans 3.1%
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 7.8%EHC plans 2.2%
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.6%EHC plans 7.8%
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 37.3%EHC plans 8.5%
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary · Select · Ages 3–11 SEN support 24.5%EHC plans 6.3%
- Range High School Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 18.5%EHC plans 2.2%
- Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 2–11 SEN support 14.2%EHC plans 2.5%
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Secondary · Liverpool · Ages 11–18 SEN support 17.3%EHC plans 2.3%
- Shoreside Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 2–11 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 2.6%
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.7%EHC plans 3.6%
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 18.3%EHC plans 3.2%
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 26%EHC plans 3.5%
- St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15%EHC plans 2.8%
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 1.7%
- St George's Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 6.8%EHC plans 3%
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary · Merseyside · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.2%EHC plans 1.3%
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 5–11 SEN support 11.3%EHC plans 4.1%
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 7.3%EHC plans 2.4%
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 4–11 SEN support 19%EHC plans 5.7%
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.6%EHC plans 2.1%
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primary · Formby · Ages 4–11 SEN support 24.9%EHC plans 3.3%
- St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.4%EHC plans 3.4%
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.8%EHC plans 5.9%
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.9%EHC plans 2%
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.1%EHC plans 4.7%
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 32.7%EHC plans 5.4%
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 5–11 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 1.3%
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 5–11 SEN support 17.8%EHC plans 3.6%
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primary · Southport · Ages 4–11 SEN support 18.8%EHC plans 2.4%
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Primary · Bootle · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 2.1%
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.3%EHC plans 1.7%
- St William of York Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.9%EHC plans 6.4%
- Stanley High School Secondary · Southport · Ages 11–16 SEN support 19.7%EHC plans 4.3%
- Summerhill Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 3.7%
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Secondary · Bootle · Ages 11–16 SEN support 23.1%EHC plans 3.5%
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.9%EHC plans 4.2%
- Ursuline Catholic Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 13.7%EHC plans 3.4%
- Valewood Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 7.2%
- Woodlands Primary School Primary · Liverpool · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.6%EHC plans 2%
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Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Sefton?
Sefton has 78 state mainstream schools (64 primary and 14 secondary). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 16.6% of pupils got SEN support and 5% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 17.4% of pupils got SEN support and 4.3% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Sefton have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School, Cambridge Nursery School, Formby High School, Freshfield Primary School, Greenacre Community Nursery School, Holy Family Catholic High School, Hudson Primary School, Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre, Marshside Primary School, Meols Cop High School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School and Redgate Community Primary School, and 4 more. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Sefton council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.