Maghull High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sefton
Unique reference
137520
Address
Ormonde Drive, Maghull, L31 7AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1104 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
3.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.5%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 1.6%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.5
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.38
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award86
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award20
Sports StudiesTechnical Award39
Art & DesignGCSE94
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
DanceGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE198
English LiteratureGCSE196
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Maghull High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
199
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
275
2nd preference
250
3rd preference
160
From another Local Authority
284
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
195
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
210
103
107
Year 8
206
88
118
Year 9
202
99
103
Year 10
188
109
79
Year 11
203
92
111
Year 12
52
17
35
Year 13
43
21
22
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
82.9%
85.5%
Further education
41.0%
53.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
36.0%
26.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
3.0%
1.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.9%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
3.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
52.7%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
12.0%
11.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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