Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)
Church Road North, Liverpool, L15 6TQ
80 pupils · 89% of 90 capacity
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | Not published (small cohort) |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Liverpool Hope University 1.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Carleton House Preparatory School 1.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Childwall Abbey School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Christian Fellowship School 2.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Princes School 2.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.