Meols Cop High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School 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
- 906 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 81.6%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Meols Cop High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 196
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 96 87 |
| Year 8 | 188 93 95 |
| Year 9 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 10 | 182 102 80 |
| Year 11 | 174 102 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% |