Schools by area › Liverpool › Palmerston School
Palmerston School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Minehead Road, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 6AU · palmerstonschool.co.uk · 0151 428 2128
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Pupils
- 184
- 9 over 175 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 29.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +6.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Palmerston School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 41
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 63% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 50%
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲95% agreeEngland 67%
based on 41 parents (100%) with SEND