Meols Cop High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 149828
- Address
- Meols Cop Road, PR8 6JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 897 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 81.2%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 5.5%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
Admissions
Meols Cop High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 211
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 45
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 89 91 |
| Year 8 | 184 109 75 |
| Year 9 | 182 101 81 |
| Year 10 | 178 104 74 |
| Year 11 | 173 89 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 80.0% 51.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 29.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |