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Sandfield Park School

URN
130961
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Sandfield Park School
URN
130961
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

92 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 July 2024
Inspection date
18 June 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Liverpool
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Liverpool)
School website
www.sandfieldparkschool.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Liverpool to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

L12 1LH - South Drive, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
South Drive, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, Merseyside
Postcode
L12 1LH
Phone
1512280324
Website
www.sandfieldparkschool.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Liverpool
Local authority code
341

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 503 schools in Liverpool.

Authority statistics

Total schools

503

Open schools

192

Closed schools

309

Primary schools

326

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 July 202418 June 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 18 July 2024
    • Outstanding

      Published
      18 July 2024
      Inspected
      18 June 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    66

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary326 (65.6%)
    • Secondary66 (13.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other105 (21.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Hospital and Home Tuition Team at Sandfield Park School0 mNot applicableOpen
    Sandfield Park School0 mNot applicableClosed
    St Edward's College328 mSecondaryClosed
    St Edward's College328 mSecondaryOpen
    Corinthian Community Primary School375 mPrimaryOpen
    Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School378 mPrimaryOpen
    Runnymede St Edward's School380 mNot applicableClosed
    Alder Hey Children's Hospital School679 mNot applicableClosed
    East Prescot Road Nursery School780 mNurseryOpen
    Holly Lodge Girls' College959 mSecondaryOpen
    • The Hospital and Home Tuition Team at Sandfield Park School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Sandfield Park School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St Edward's College
      Distance
      328 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Edward's College
      Distance
      328 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Liverpool)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbot's Lea SchoolNot applicableL25 6EEOpen
    Acorn Nursery SchoolNot applicableL11 8LWClosed
    Alder Hey Children's Hospital SchoolNot applicableL12 2APClosed
    Alice Elliott School for Deaf ChildrenNot applicableL16 5EYClosed
    Allerton Education Trust Learning CentreNot applicableL36 6JFClosed
    • Abbot's Lea School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      L25 6EE
      Status
      Open
    • Acorn Nursery School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      L11 8LW
      Status
      Closed
    • Alder Hey Children's Hospital School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      L12 2AP
      Status
      Closed
    • Alice Elliott School for Deaf Children
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      L16 5EY
      Status
      Closed
    Corinthian Community Primary School
    Distance
    375 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    378 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Runnymede St Edward's School
    Distance
    380 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Alder Hey Children's Hospital School
    Distance
    679 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • East Prescot Road Nursery School
    Distance
    780 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Holly Lodge Girls' College
    Distance
    959 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Allerton Education Trust Learning Centre
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    L36 6JF
    Status
    Closed