Maricourt Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 104960
- Address
- Hall Lane, Maghull, L31 3DZ
- Website
- http://www.maricourt.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1165 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.1%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 1.9%
Other White 1.8%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
Biology | GCSE | 23 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 75 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
English Language | GCSE | 209 |
Admissions
Maricourt Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 147
- From another Local Authority
- 168
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 56
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 208 105 103 |
Year 8 | 207 86 121 |
Year 9 | 207 124 83 |
Year 10 | 203 107 96 |
Year 11 | 209 110 99 |
Year 12 | 63 28 35 |
Year 13 | 68 33 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 81.0% 84.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 49.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 31.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 2.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 70.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 16.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 13.0% 13.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 1.7% |