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Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)

Church Road North, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6TQ

Ofsted: Strong

Independent

Phase

90

Capacity

2-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Cohort Size
3

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
85
Boys
42 (53%)
Girls
38 (48%)
Capacity
90 (89% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
38.2%
EAL
3.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
85.9%
SEN Support
14.1%

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
16.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
49.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Non-maintained special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 77.4%
  • Mixed Other: 6.0%
  • Other: 6.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.4%
  • White Irish: 1.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.2%

77.4%

White British

6.0%

Mixed Other

6.0%

Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104735
UKPRN
10017455
Establishment No.
7023

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