When sending your children to school, you want to be able to do so without having to worry about their safety or their quality of education.
By moving to Walton, you will have a great choice of schools for your family that are all easy to access either by foot, car, or public transport.
Here at Lyons Estates agents in Walton, we’ve put together a list of some of the best schools in Walton Liverpool by Ofsted to give you a head start on your own research.
Ofsted reports consider what matters most for parents looking at sending their child to that school. This includes factors like quality of education, the ability of leadership and management, and the opportunities for personal development. All schools in our list have received either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ Ofsted awards.
Primary schools in Walton
There are plenty of outstanding primary schools in Walton for you to choose from. When making a choice of where to send your child, you should pay attention to schools that have a great curriculum as well as what the atmosphere is like for your child. Then, you should also consider the distance from your home and decide what the best choice is for your family.
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School on Hale Road, Walton, was awarded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2021, and their corresponding nursery has also kept hold of its ‘Outstanding’ rating since 2014. This school was praised for having a curriculum that extended beyond just academic subjects. For example, children have many opportunities to learn instruments or go on trips throughout their time there.
Florence Melly Community Primary School can be found on Bushey Road, near Walton Hall Park. Ofsted rated this school as ‘Outstanding’ in 2019 and it has retained this grade since then. This school has an active social media presence so you can get a good look into how their school runs and how your child would fit in there.
Millstead School is a fantastic special school located off Great Homer Street in Everton. This school received an ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted in 2017. Families praise this school for its fantastic staff and the development of its pupils, as well as how much their children love spending time there.
Whitefield Primary School also received an ‘Outstanding’ from Ofsted in 2017, getting top marks in every category that Ofsted measures. This school has also won awards such as ‘School of the Year’ in 2020. You can find Whitefield Primary on Boundary Lane.
Walton secondary schools and colleges
From primary schools, you have a number of choices on where you can send your children to continue their education, with two of the best being North Liverpool Academy and Archbishop Beck Catholic College.
North Liverpool Academy, off Heyworth Street in Everton, has facilities for children aged from 11-18. This school received a ‘Good’ from Ofsted in 2022 and is part of the Northern Schools Trust that includes The Studio School and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC.
Archbishop Beck can be found on Long Lane, where their new buildings are located after the school moved sites a number of years ago. The school now features modern facilities with bright, airy rooms and outdoor facilities such as tennis and all-weather pitches.
Lyons Estates Walton estate agents
Our team at Lyons Estates are proud to be based in Liverpool and understands what it means to come from a city as special as ours.
Living in Walton allows you to enjoy being part of the community that comes from living in Liverpool without the hustle and bustle on your doorstep from if you lived in the city centre.
If you want to buy or sell a property in Walton, get in touch with our team and we would love to help you in any way we could.
