Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)
Non-maintained special school · Mixed · Liverpool
Church Road North, Liverpool, L15 6TQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
83.6%
49.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
80
Capacity used
Has space89%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vicki Dwyer
- Address
- Church Road North, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6TQ
- Phone
- 01517331012
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Church · Liverpool Wavertree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104735
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
80 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
06 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 21
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 73 pupils
Attendance
83.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
16.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
49.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 3 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.