Presfield High School and Specialist College

State-Funded School

presfield-high-school-and-specialist-college-sefton-north-west

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

SouthportConstituency

PR9 8PAPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Presfield High School and Specialist College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sefton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 132 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 16.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15%
EBacc average point score: 0.36

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

132

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 132
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.