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Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)

Special / other · Liverpool · L15 6TQ

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Strong standard

Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 23 June 2026

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At a glance

80 pupils · 89% of 90 capacity

School type
Non-maintained special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.2% of pupils
English as additional language
3.5% of pupils
SEN support
14.1% of pupils
EHC plan
85.9% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.rsblind.org
URN
104735

GCSE results (2024/2025)

3 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

EBacc average point score

suppressed (small cohort)

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
15.9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
45.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training

suppressed (small cohort)

Continuing in education

suppressed (small cohort)

Apprenticeship

suppressed (small cohort)

Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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