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Maghull High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ormonde Drive, Maghull, Liverpool L31 7AW · maghullhigh.com · 0151 527 3955
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,098
- 81% of 1,349 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 219 | 248 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 275 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 272 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 206 | 307 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 259 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sefton it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.1 | −11.2 |
| Sixth form college | 7.9 | +6.4 |
| Further education | 41.4 | +7.1 |
| Other education | 1 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | +2.4 |
| Employment | 3 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 students | C- (25.9) | Well below average -0.61 | |
| 27 students | C- (25.9) | Well below average -0.62 | |
| 30 students | Merit (26.1) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | C (30.3) | -0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | D (21) | — |
| 2021/22 | 29 | C+ (31.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 49 | D+ (22.2) | -0.55 |
| 2017/18 | 51 | D (20.3) | -0.46 |
| 2016/17 | 96 | D+ (24.7) | -0.34 |
| 2015/16 | 102 | D+ (23.5) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41.9 | −11.6 |
| Other education | 4.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 20.9 | +13.9 |
| Employment | 18.6 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.6 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Maghull High School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 126
- 12% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (24%) with SEND