UK Rank #26
The Blue Coat School
Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree
Ofsted: GoodMixedCompetition: Moderate
Overall GCSE score:81.4
Assessment: Individual
Competition: 5.9 candidates per place
Exam area
Liverpool 11+ 1 school Local area
Updated for 2026 admissions cycle
Best Grammar Schools in Liverpool
The grammar schools in Liverpool do not form a broad city cluster, which makes the local selective picture more singular than plural. Liverpool's interest lies in the contrast between its major metropolitan setting and the narrowness of its surviving grammar-school footprint.
co-ed schools Individual Merseyside Data checked 8 May 2026 Uses published 2025 GCSE measures and verified local admissions data
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Top grammar schools in Liverpool
Previewing the highest-ranked grammar school in Liverpool by GCSE results. The full table ranks schools by GCSE results and adds competition level, catchment detail, and local admissions context.
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Liverpool overview
Liverpool grammar schools at a glance
1 grammar school sit in Merseyside. The early filters are school type, test route, catchment or distance rules, and the ordinary weekday journey.
Schools 1 school
Main places Liverpool
School mix Co-ed only
Tests School-specific
What stands out
Liverpool has one local school cluster, so school type, test route and admissions detail carry more of the comparison than county geography.
School mix and route
All of the schools here are co-educational. All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
Area shape
What stands out in Liverpool
Liverpool is a compact local area. The main differences here are school type, test route, catchment, and how competitive each school is.
Local school cluster
The Blue Coat School is the only grammar school based here, so this part of Liverpool has one co-ed grammar option.
School mix
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Test route
All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where are Liverpool grammar schools mainly concentrated?
Liverpool is a compact area. 1 grammar school sit in the same local cluster rather than being spread across several different towns.
What types of grammar schools are in Liverpool?
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Do the schools in Liverpool share one test?
All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
What gives Liverpool its own grammar-school character?
Liverpool is shaped most by its local school mix, test route, and geography rather than one single pattern.