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Sandfield Park School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school

South Drive, Sandfield Park, West Derby, Liverpool L12 1LH · sandfieldparkschool.com · 0151 228 0324

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
GCSEs, 2023/24
0.4
average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 41.3, England 45.9
Pupils
87
97% of 90 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
61.1%
First language not English
12.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.4, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 41.3, and across England 45.9.

Key stage 2 results

2016/17SchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
Expected standardhidden61%
Higher standardhidden9%
Average scaled score
Readinghidden104
Mathshidden104
Grammar and spellinghidden106

hidden: too few pupils to publish

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 2.5 (England 46.3)2.52023/24: 0.4 (England 45.9)0.4England 45.9

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education9.1+2
Other education90.9−2

Ofsted

Sandfield Park School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
17
19% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲86% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (100%) with SEND

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