St Jo - St W

School	Address	Built	Notes
St Joan of Arc	Hemans Street, Bootle		Off Rimrose Rd, parallel to Marsh Lane
St John Almond Catholic	Horrocks Avenue, Garston	1955	Previously called Blessed John Almond, until John Almond was canonised. My father, Bill ROBERTS, taught here when it was a Secondary Modern. The Head was Mick McGARVEY. I also remember Alec COLLINSON who taught classics I think. Became a High School in the Catholic reorganisation of 1983. The Head then was temporary - Mr J TAGUE. The new Head came from St Margaret Clitherow. Renamed St Benedict’s in 2005.
St John Bosco	Stonedale Crescent, Croxteth	1983	Originally Mary Help of Christians; renamed in the Catholic reorganisation.
St John the Baptist CE	Clifton Rd, East Tuebrook	1875	Probably moved from Elleralie Rd. Corner with Simms Rd. Amalgamated with St Margaret’s Anfield in 1982, moving into new premises in Lower Breck Rd. The Head - Mrs C M FRANCIS - became Head of the new St Margaret’s (Anfield) Infants.
St John the Baptist CE Ragged School (Industrial)	Wellington Rd, Toxteth Park	?	Marked on the 1848 OS map. LRO holds undated plans for Ledward St and Wellington Rd - separate infant and junior schools. 1900 - average attendance 620 pupils. Later known as Wellington Rd Secondary School.
St John the Evangelist CE	Rice Lane, Walton-on-the-Hill	1886	Infants' school in 1900 - catering for about 250 pupils. Closed in 1991.
St John the Evangelist CE	Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash	1835	Listed as separate infant and junior schools in 1859. enlarged in 1882 and 1897. Now in a new building over the road - next to the church, known as Knotty Ash Primary.
St John's Catholic Primary	Sessions Rd, Kirkdale (Infants); Fountains Rd, Kirkdale (Juniors)	1877	Built to accommodate 1,300 pupils or so; LRO holds original plans (1877). The Secondary Modern closed in the 1980s. Now a primary school.
St John's CE	Brasenose Rd, Bootle	1868	Built for 1 100 children. Listed in 1911. Sometimes listed at St John's Terrace
St John's CE	Denmark St, Waterloo	.	.
St John's CE	Elleralie Rd, Tuebrook	1873	Probably moved to Simms Rd and Clifton Rd East
St John's CE	Great Crosshall St	pre 1848	Actually listed on the 1848 map - so the 1855 must be a rebuild. Listed as separate infant and junior schools in 1859. LRO holds plans dated 1850 and 1854.
St John's CE	Wellington St, Waterloo	1878	1900 - just over 200 children of junior age
St Joseph's Catholic School	Cazneau St, Rose Place	?	Listed in 1859. LRO has undated plans for St Joseph’s RC School in Cazneau St. Later known as Bishop Goss.
St Jude's CE	Low Hill and Hardwick St	1850	Listed in Slater's Directory in 1859 with infants in Hardwick Street. Average attendance in 1900 - about 620 pupils. Violet FORBES is registered as teaching at St Jude’s Low Hill from 1925, so it was still around at that time.
St Kevin’s, Kirkby	Kirkby		St Kevin’s, when it opened, was one of - if not the - largest comprehensives in the country. It closed in 1973, amalgamating with St Gregory’s to form All Saints. Head of St Kevin’s was K J MASTERS, who went on to become head of All Saints.
St Lawrence CE	Croylands St, Kirkdale	1873	Average attendance in 1900 was over 1,000 pupils. The building is now Sheltered Accommodation. Amalgamated in 1990 with Westminster Rd, and moved to that site. Subsequently amalgamated with Kirkdale into a new building
St Lucy's Home for Roman Catholic Girls (Ophthalmic Cases)	Holly Rd, Fairfield	1917	1917 - 1924 catering for 20 - 35 girls. Speculating that this maybe the site on which St Sebastian's currently stands.
St Luke's CE	Cropper St	1850	Listed as separate Infant and Junior Schools in 1859. Date an estimate; moved to Colquitt St (on the corner with Seel St) in the 1870s. LRO holds updated plans
St Luke's CE	Great Crosby	?	Listed in Slater's 1859 Directory
St Malachy's Catholic	Park St	1911	The church is in Beaufort St; school is listed as Robertson St in the 1911 Directory. The school still stands, although there are more modern sections! The Infants’ building was added in 1971.
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic	Ullet Rd	1963	Originally Blessed Margaret Clitherow. Closed in the 1983 Catholic Reorganisation, effectively amalgamating with St Anne’s Girls, St Martin’s Girls, St Winefride’s and Bellerive to form the new St Mary’s High School. The Head - Miss C DAVIDSON - became Head of St John Almond High School in Garston. The school was renamed Bellerive some years later and the Ullet Rd building is now used as the Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation.
St Margaret Mary’s Catholic	Pilch Lane	1934	The Infants opened two years later in 1936, and the Secondary Modern in 1959. The Secondary Modern closed in the reorganisation of September 1983. The Boys went to Cardinal Heenan and the girls to Broughton Hall; the Head (Mr J A GIBBONS) became Head of Campion. The Primary School transferred Knowsley Local Authority in the early 1990s, when there were boundary changes in Local Government.
St Margaret’s Princes Park	Upper Hampton Street	1887	Listed as Princes Rd, Toxteth Park in 1900. There were 500 pupils altogether (Higher Grade). Known as St Margaret, Princes Park until about five years ago. The name now reflects the name of the church. Thanks to Paul Young for the additional photo.
St Margaret’s CE (Anfield)	Lower Breck Rd	1982	Primary school.
St Margaret's CE	Belmont Rd Anfield Rocky Lane; Lombard St (Higher Grade) Aigburth Rd	1877 1963	Boys in 1894; both girls and boys in 1900, boys only in 1911. Caretaker then was Edward HAYHURST. There was a Technical Instruction Centre too. Terry Heath tells me that in the 1930s / 40s it was a "Central" School, open only to boys who passed the Liverpool Education Board's Junior City Scholarship (11+). The mandatory school coat was black with white piping along edges and a SMA badge on the breast pocket. Head in the late 1950s was Mr GRIMSHAW (thanks to Ailsa for this). The school moved to Aigburth Rd, next to St Anne’s Church, in 1963.
St Mark's CE School	Back Knight St	?	Infant and Junior School - 2 separate institutions in 1859. LRO holds undated plans. Off Roscoe St and Berry St
St Mark's CE School	Roscoe St	?	Infant and Junior School - 2 separate institutions in 1859. LRO holds undated plans
St Martin's CE	Blenheim St	1844	In Slater's 1859 Directory this is listed as 3 separate schools - Infants, Main and Higher
St Martin’s RC Secondary Modern	Upper Hill St, Toxteth (Boys); Dexter St, Toxteth (Girls)	1962	In the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983, the school effectively amalgamated with Cardinal Godfrey, St George’s, St Anne’s Boys, St Nicholas and St Thomas A Becket to form the new Nugent High School. The Head, Mr J BURNS, retired and the building was demolished. The Girls’ School effectively amalgamated with with St Anne’s Girls, St Margaret Clitherow, St Winefride’s and Bellerive to form the new St Mary’s High. The Head, Miss J M LEATHERBARROW, retired.
St Mary's Catholic	Lower Milk St	1880	Near Highfield St. Only Upper Milk St remains - probably the Leeds St rather than Tithebarn St end, but I could be wrong! The LRO has undated plans for a St Mary’s in Ray St - can’t find this on a current map. The school closed in 1970, when it and the Holy Cross & St Mary’s were replaced by a new building. The Head at the time was Miss H GARVEY.
St Mary's Catholic	St Mary's St, Woolton	1869	Enlarged 1878. Replaced by the school in Watergate Lane - Much Woolton RC - in 1992. The building is now a private nursery.
St Mary's CE	St Paul's Square	?	Listed in Slater's 1859 Directory
St Mary's CE Bootle	Field View, Bootle	?	Listed in Slater's 1859 Directory
St Mary's CE Bootle	Irlam Rd, Bootle	1835	Built for about 900 primary aged pupils. Listed in 1906 as Bootle Industrial School, I think - between Irlam Rd and Marsh Lane.
St Mary's CE Bootle	Waverley St, Bootle	.	.
St Mary's CE Edge Hill	Highgate St	1884	built for 190 junior pupils; attendance 176 in 1894.
St Mary's CE Edge Hill	King St, Edge Hill	?	Infants listed separately - street address not given. LRO holds plans dated 1857 for High St and King St. Teachers are listed at High St from the 1820s (see Resources)
St Mary's CE Edge Hill	Kinglake St, Edge Hill	1858	Girls' School listed in Slater's Directory in 1859 - linked with a Ragged School founded in 1856. Moved to the new buildings in Walton Road in 1878; catered for about 70 pupils. In 1900 the matron was Miss Lillian Hearne who was also matron at Sandheys Rd - listed as a separate institution. Closed in 1903. Premises originally in Stanley Road.
St Mary's CE Kirkdale	Archer St, Kirkdale (Junior Boys) Everton Valley (Girls and Infants)	?	Close together; listed in Slater's Directory in 1859. The Archer St building is listed in Gores 1911. Also listed - Everton and Kirkdale Free School, CE
St Mary's CE Kirkdale	King St, Kirkdale	?	Listed in Slater's 1859 Directory
St Mary's CE Kirkdale	Walton Rd Kirkdale	1858	Certified in 1870 closed in 1877. Premises later used for girls.
St Mary's CE Walton	Bedford St, Walton	1895	There was a Bedford St Missionary School listed in 1859 - any information on this? Still on the same site - close to the Rice Lane flyover / Breeze Hill
St Mary's CE Walton	Cherry Lane, Clubmoor West Derby	?	An infants' school; average attendance only 45 in 1894 and 30 in 1900! Head was Margaret Pollard. May be linked with the larger school, which was not far away.
St Mary's CE Wavertree	Rathbone Rd, Wavertree Rd	1879	Listed in Slater’s 1859 Directory. The Rathbone Rd building was opened in 1879, and the Wavertree Rd site in 1897. The school closed in 1990.
St Mary's CE West Derby	Meadow Lane, West Derby	1848	1900 - catering for about 500 pupils
St Matthew & St James CE	Bridge Rd, Mossley Hill	1879	Off Rose Lane. Seemingly, next to the Sorting Office which is now in Pittville Rd. About 120 pupils were attending in 1900.
St Matthew's Catholic	Queens Drive, Tuebrook	1927	Built next to the church. Was separate schools - infants downstairs, juniors upstairs. Now a primary school. Date approximate - anyone any definite information?
St Matthew’s RC Secondary Modern	Richard Kelly Drive, Walton	1936	Closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983. The girls went to St John Bosco and the boys to De La Salle. The Head, Mr M HUMPHREYS, went to St John Bosco too.
St Matthew's CE Everton	Scotland Rd	1864	Listed in Slater's Directory in 1859 but 1900 Gore's Directory gives date as 1864. However, it is marked on the 1848 map. Listed at Wilbraham St / Scotland Rd in 1911. These photos may be from the school - at the LRO, listed as St Matthew’s.
St Matthias CE	Great Howard St	1849	Listed as separate infant and junior schools in 1859. Still listed in 1911.
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet	Neilson Rd, Toxteth Park	1889	The old school burned down in the late 1990s; now replaced after a period of time in mobile classrooms! There are some photos of the school on the flickr website
St Michael's Catholic	York St, West Derby Rd Guion Street, West Derby Rd	1872 1965	Enlarged 1876. Now housed in more modern accommodation in Guion St. LRO holds undated plans for the original building in West Derby Rd. Moved from York St to new buildings in 1965 (Juniors) and 1977 (infants).. Jacqui remembers that the community raised the money for the new school in various ways. Her father ran a sweep, and she collected the money each week. She got the odd tip to top up her pocket money too! John ARDREY, who attended the Guion St site, remembers watching the clock on Ogden’s Tobacco Factory, for the fingers to make it to 4pm!
St Michael's RC Secondary Modern	Mill Rd, Everton		Closed in the 1983 Catholic Reorganisation, effectively amalgamating with Queen of All Saints, Sacred Heart and St Ambrose Barlow to form Our Lady of Fatima High School. The building became part of Our Lady’s. The Head, Mr J KAVANAGH, became Head of St Brigid’s.
St Michael's CE	Lark Lane, Toxteth Park	?	May be linked to St Michael in the Hamlet in Neilson St.
St Michael's CE South	Cornwallis St, Upper Frederick St	1837	Listed in Cornwallis St off St James St in 1859. There was a separate Infant School at that point. Called St Michael's in 1894. In 1900 about 330 pupils attended regularly
St Monica's Catholic Primary	Aintree Rd, Bootle	1926	A good history of the school is included on the parish website.
St Nicholas	Church Rd, Halewood	1847	Next to the church. Rebuilt or remodelled in 1876. A new church school was built in 1964 as the population of the area increased, then in 1980 the school moved lock stock and barrel into a new site.
St Nicholas Catholic	Hawke St, Copperas Hill	1806	Originally listed as a 'Catholic Charity School', opened as St Nicholas RC School in 1835. Run by the Sisters of Mercy in 1859 - the school site is very close to their convent on Hall Lane, which is linked to Sacred Heart Enlarged 1896 and rebuilt in 1993. The school is now located right by the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the old Irish Centre, in Orthes St.
St Nicholas RC Secondary Modern	Brownlow Hill	1910	Closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983. Most of the pupils - and the head, Mr J BOYCE, transferred to Nugent High School which was formed from the amalgamation of this school with Cardinal Godfrey, St Anne’s Boys, St George’s, St Martin’s Boys and St Thomas A Becket. The building was used for a while as part of the Nugent.
St Oswald's Catholic	St Oswald St, Old Swan; Montague Rd Old Swan	1845	May have been rebuilt in 1855 to accommodate 693 pupils. The original building is used for other purposes; there are separate Infant and Junior schools in more modern accommodation, the juniors in Montague Rd and the infants in St Oswald St. The photo here is of the old parish hall.
St Oswald's CE	Ronald Ross Avenue, Netherton	.	.
St Paschal Baylon Catholic	Chelwood Avenue, Childwall	1973	Early 1970s building, now much extended with a nursery. There has been a lot of building in the area over the past 20 years.
St Patrick's Catholic	Hyslop St; Upper Hill St; Park Place	1833	Opened in 1833 as the Benevolent Society of St Patrick. Listed as Chester St in 1859. Girls’ and Infants’ Departments in Upper Hill St opened in 1910, and Park Place in 1927. Hyslop St, which held up to 500 pupils in 1900, and Park Place closed in 1981.
St Paul's	Whitfield St, Toxteth Park	?	Infants' School listed in 1859
St Paul's Catholic	Bonsall Rd, West Derby	1880	Originally in Bonsall Rd - next to the church, corner with Eaton Rd. Miss HICKEY served the school from 1902 to 31st October, 1944 when she retired. The new Headteacher was Thomas P EGAN. Mr EGAN was still Headteacher when Frank HITCHMOUGH went to the school in the early 1960s. Frank writes: “Mr O’CONNOR taught PE with Miss MORGAN teaching English. Both of these teachers moved the next with all students to the new Blessed Ambrose Barlow on Queens Drive across from the Jolly Miller”. Moved into separate Infant (St Paul & St Timothy) and Junior (St Paul’s) buildings in South Parkside Drive and Spring Grove respectively - just down the road from Bonsall Rd. The old school building is now used as a nursery.
St Paul's CE	Brasenose Rd, Kirkdale	1855	LRO holds plans dated 1855 - 1879, suggesting the school was extended. Catering for about 850 - 900 pupils in 1900. Near the corner with St John's Rd
St Paul's CE	Byles St, Toxteth Park	1855	Between Brancker St and Miles St, this school is linked with the 'Old Cropper's School'. LRO holds plans for Alfred St and Whittle St from 1853 onward, suggesting a lot of extension. Closed in the early 1970s
St Peter & St Paul’s Catholic	Moorfields	?	.
St Peter's	Upper Beau St	?	Infants' School listed in 1859
St Peter's Catholic	Gilbert St	1872	Road runs parallel to Upper Frederick St. Close to Seel St
St Peter's Catholic	Seel St	1788	The Church was founded in 1788 and closed in 1978. It was attended by Benedictines from Ampleforth Abbey, York. The school had boys, girls and infants' departments. Run by the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Notre Dame. Catered for just under 300 pupils. There was a new building in 1820. Evacuated to Hoole, Chester during the Second World War
St Peter's CE	Church Rd, Much Woolton	1848	Marked on the 1850 OS map; rebuilt 1880 average attendance almost 500 in 1900. Later became Much Woolton CE (see photo); now known as Bishop Martin Primary School - housed in newer buildings.
St Peter's CE	Greenwich Rd, Aintree	?	another small school; 50 children on roll in 1894 even fewer in 1900.
St Peter's CE	Sackville St, Everton	1853	Listed as separate Infant and junior schools in Slater's 1859 Directory. Average attendance about 700 in 1900. Liverpool Record Office holds Admission and Withdrawal books from 1853, as well as log books from 1872. The school closed in 1972, most of the pupils transferring to St George’s CE, Heyworth St. The building was later demolished.
St Philip's CE	Church Rd, Litherland	1863	Between Orrell Rd and Moor Lane, close to the docks at Seaforth. Enlarged in 1885. Junior pupils at Church Rd, infants at Linacre Rd. Now a Primary school located at the Church Rd site.
St Philomena’s Catholic	Sparrow Hall Lane, Fazakerley (Primary) Long Lane, Fazakerley (Secondary Modern)	1940	For the Primary School, is now called ‘Our Lady & St Philomena’s. The current building dates from the mid 1950s. The secondary school closed in the 1983 Catholic Reorganisation.
St Pius X RC	Cranmer St	1941	Closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983, effectively amalgamating with English Martyrs and Campion to form the new Campion High School. The Head, Mr J HEARTY, became Head of Pope John Paul High School. The building was later demolished.
St Polycarp's CE	Conway St, Everton	1874	Although this was the smallest parish in Liverpool, there were nearly 1,000 pupils attending in 1900. Marked on 1906 map. Also listed as Gordon St.
St Raymond's	Harrop's Croft, Bootle	?	.
St Richard's Catholic	Merton Road, Bootle	.	Amalgamated with St Winefride’s, Merton Rd and probably became All Saints
St Saviour's CE	Downing St, Everton	1899	Rebuilt for 1020 children in 1899. It was a primary school for boys and girls in the 1930s. Closed in 1972, most of the children transferring to Whitefield Rd. The building was demolished. The Headteacher, Mr J TUPMAN, had been a pupil at the school, and his children went there too. He retired but asked to take on the role of Diocesan Advisor on Religious Education for the South of the region. He retired in 1978.
St Saviour's CE	Upper Canning St, Toxteth	1856	LRO holds plans for Crown St / Molyneux St and Upper Canning St, from about 1856. The school catered for about 700 pupils in 1900.
St Sebastian's Catholic	Lockerbie Rd, Holly Rd, Fairfield	1909	School moved to Holly Rd in 1980. There have been lots of schools in Holly Rd over the years, like St Lucy’s.
St Silas CE	Pembroke St	1841	Listed as separate infant and junior schools in 1859. Address then given as Pembroke Place which is near the old Royal Infirmary
St Silas CE	St Silas St, Toxteth Park	1870	Now based in High Park St. LRO holds plans for building dated 1869. Gill BROMLEY explained that although the address was High Park St, most pupils used the entrance in Pengwern St. Separate infant and junior schools until the early 1990s when the schools amalgamated under the leadership of Pete STEPHENS.
St Simon's CE	Bolton St	1857	In 1857 listed as separate infant and primary schools in Bolton St; built earlier, but date not available
St Simon's CE	Bronte St	1894	In 1857 listed in Bolton St. LRO holds plans for Lord Nelson St / Hotham St dated 1857. Listed in Bronte St from 1894. Bronte St runs between Copperas Hill and Brownlow Hill - round the Sorting Office, close to Lord Nelson St. Other side of Lime St Station to Bolton St. Wonder if it was built on the site of the Welsh Charity School.
St Simon's CE	Hotham St	1857	In 1857 listed in Bolton St. LRO holds plans for Lord Nelson St / Hotham St dated 1857 (so presumable built later). Moved to Bronte St
St Simon's CE	Lord Nelson St	1857	In 1857 listed in Bolton St. LRO holds plans for Lord Nelson St / Hotham St dated 1857 (so presumable built later). Moved to Bronte St
St Stephen's CE	Byrom St, Cartwright Place	1870	Between Cartwright Place and Byrom Terrace. Junior pupils - no infants.
St Stephen's the Martyr CE	Smithdown Lane	1873	Originally based in Mason St. Listed as separate infant and junior schools in 1859. Moved to Smithdown Place in 1873; LRO has undated plans for the building. There were about 500 pupils then. Listed in 1911 too
St Stephen's CE Childwall	Halewood Rd, Gateacre	1878	altered in 1891. Known as Gateacre in 1859 (I think) then Childwall in 1894 and St Stephen's in 1900. Marked on the 1905 map - it looks quite large. It is located very close to the crossroads at the centre of the village.
St Swithin's Catholic	Parkstile Lane, Gill Moss Croxteth Hall Lane (Secondary Modern)	?	Built for 120 pupils; 65 attending regularly in 1900. The building in current use was opened in 1959. Amalgamated with another school; now known as Our Lady & St Swithin’s The Secondary Modern closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983. The boys (and the building!) became part of De La Salle; the Head, Mr J A MORGAN went to De La Salle too. The girls transferred to St John Bosco.
St Sylvester's Catholic	Silvester St, Titchfield St	1874	I can never remember which is spelt with a y and which with an i. Hope this is the right way round! The schools opened in May 1874, before the Church. Enlarged at a cost of £2,200 in 1900. A site for a new building was acquired some 15 years later. However, new schools were not opened until 1971 although the old school buildings had been condemned since before the Second World War! Headteacher during the 1940s and 1950s was Joe COGHLAN; the school was particularly famous for its football teams. See The Scottie Press for details! Amalgamated with St Anthony's in 1991 to form Mother Teresa Primary School, which in turn amalgamated with St Gerard's and Our Lady of Reconciliation in 2004 to become The Trinity Primary School
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Infants	Utting Avenue East	1932	Originally 2 separate infant schools - St Teresa and Lisieux. Lisieux was built two years later than St Teresa’s, on the same site. The two schools amalgamated recently.
St Teresa's Catholic Juniors	Utting Avenue East	1934	Next to the Church
St Teresa’s RC Secondary Modern	Storrington Ave	1969	Closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983. The Head, Mr CULLEN, retired and the school effectively split, the boys joining De La Salle and the girls going to St John Bosco. The buildings became part of the St John Bosco site, and were in use until 1991.
St Thomas a Beckett Catholic High School	Longview Drive, Huyton	?	.
St Thomas Becket Catholic Secondary Modern (Boys)	Spekeland Rd, Wavertree		Closed in the Catholic Reorganisation of 1983. The school effectively amalgamated with Cardinal Godfrey, St Anne’s Boys, St George’s, St Martin’s Boys and St Nicholas to form the new Nugent High School. The Head at the time, Mr F GILL, retired.
St Thomas Catholic	Gardner's Row	1850