Maghull High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 26 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
1111 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.8%
Persistent absence
41.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.2%
Mixed 1.3%
Other White 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.68
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.48
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 18%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.1
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.26
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award72
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award11
Sports StudiesTechnical Award46
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE80
BiologyGCSE44
ChemistryGCSE44
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE30
DanceGCSE19
English LanguageGCSE200
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Maghull High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
272
2nd preference
279
3rd preference
121
From another Local Authority
273
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
189
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
209
90
119
Year 8
209
100
109
Year 9
195
112
83
Year 10
199
90
109
Year 11
203
97
106
Year 12
57
25
32
Year 13
39
14
25
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
84.3%
85.6%
Further education
34.0%
51.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
29.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
2.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.9%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
7.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
59.0%
61.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
18.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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