St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs is a non-maintained special school in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 48 pupils and room for 50. About 3 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HN0151 228 9968stvin.comMr David Swanston principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | 7.7 | – | – | 4.6 | – | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | – | – | -1.26 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | 0% | – | – | 0% | – | 39% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | 0% | – | – | 0% | – | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | 0.45 | – | – | 0.45 | – | 3.74 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | 0% | – | – | 0% | – | 38% | 41% |
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, multi-sensory impairment, speech, language and communication, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Liverpool with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Vision impairment (47), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 48 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 41 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 2% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 15% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 11.4% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 6.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 40.0% | 45.5% | 19.4% | 40.0% | 45.8% | 18.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2019/20 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2019/20 leavers | 2018/19 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 86% |
| Education | 100% | 86% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 14% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 370 m | 1,175 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 550 m | 1,338 | Report card 2026 | 28 | Compare |
| Blueberry Park | Council | 560 m | 319 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Blackmoor Park Junior School | Council | 640 m | 343 | Report card 2026 | 3 | Compare |
| Blackmoor Park Infants' School | Academy | 900 m | 316 | Requires improvement 2023 | 0 | Compare |
| Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School | Council | 930 m | 355 | Good 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 970 m | 45 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Knotty Ash Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 252 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs a good school?
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs requires improvement at its last full inspection on 23 April 2024.
How many pupils does St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs have?
48 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 50 places, so it is 96% full.
What is attendance like at St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs?
Pupils were in school 88.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 40% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, multi-sensory impairment, speech, language and communication, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs 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
- Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HN
- Telephone
- 0151 228 9968
- Website
- www.stvin.com
- Principal
- Mr David Swanston
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- West Derby Deysbrook
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104734 · LAESTAB 3417018 · UKPRN 10001232
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.