Everton Free School & Football College
Everton Free School & Football College is a free schools alternative provision in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 13 to 19. It has 217 pupils, 17 more than it has places for. About 64 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
42 Spellow Lane, Liverpool, L4 4DF0151 319 4120evertonfreeschool.comMrs Claire Lamontagne principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Liverpool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (31), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Specific learning difficulty (7), Vision impairment (4), emotional and mental health (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 217 | 204 | 194 | 197 | 186 | 159 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 11% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 38% | 80% | 67% |
| Education | 25% | 73% | 61% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 13% | 7% | 6% |
| Not in education, work or training | 13% | 20% | 28% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School | Council | 450 m | 449 | Good 2023 | 6 | Compare |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | Church of England | 490 m | 490 | Good 2022 | 61 | Compare |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | 550 m | 461 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | Roman Catholic | 640 m | 418 | No overall grade 2024 | 50 | Compare |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 710 m | 524 | No overall grade 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School | Academy | 820 m | 306 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Alsop High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,336 | Report card 2026 | 0 | Compare |
| Four Oaks Community Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 345 | Requires improvement 2022 | 62 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Everton Free School & Football College a good school?
Everton Free School & Football College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is Everton Free School & Football College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Everton Free School & Football College outstanding at its last full inspection on 24 April 2024.
How many pupils does Everton Free School & Football College have?
217 pupils aged 13 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 200 places, so it is 109% full.
Does Everton Free School & Football College have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 42 Spellow Lane, Liverpool, L4 4DF
- Telephone
- 0151 319 4120
- Website
- www.evertonfreeschool.com
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Lamontagne
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 13-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Everton Multi Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- Kirkdale East
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138379 · LAESTAB 3411109 · UKPRN 10037850
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.