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Deyes High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Deyes Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 6DE · deyeshigh.co.uk · 0151 526 3814

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.8
average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,336
94% of 1,426 places
Local authority
Sefton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.4%
First language not English
2.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lydiate Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 197 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 268 (Places 239)268September 2023: 186 (Places 229)186September 2024: 169 (Places 214)169September 2025: 199 (Places 225)199September 2026: 158 (Places 197)158Places 197
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261971580.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252251990.994%
September 2024Sept 20242141690.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232291860.898%
September 2022Sept 20222392681.1▲87%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 35.5% 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- (28.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.3 (England 46.3)48.32017/18: 46.0 (England 46.5)46.02018/19: 46.8 (England 46.7)46.82021/22: 49.6 (England 48.8)49.62022/23: 44.5 (England 46.3)44.52023/24: 45.7 (England 45.9)45.72024/25: 42.8 (England 46.0)42.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.846.0
▼35.5%45.4%
▼60.4%64.8%
▲45.6%40.5%
▼3.664.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51.8−2.4
Sixth form college4.5−1.7
Further education30.8+3.9
Apprenticeship4+1.8
Employment2.2−2.2
Not in a lasting destination4−0.8
Activity not captured2.7+1.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.0 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.8 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.1 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 28.8 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.3 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.1 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 29.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.1 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
57 studentsC- (28.1)Below average -0.35
61 studentsC- (27.9)Below average -0.37
66 studentsDist- (31.2)Above average +0.57
21 studentsMerit (25.5)Average -0.24
10.5%AAB or better
93.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2477C (29.2)-0.37
2022/2367C+ (32.1)—
2021/2273B- (35.3)—
2018/19109C (28.8)-0.33
2017/1897C (30.1)-0.21
2016/17115C (30.8)+0.08
2015/1681C- (28)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40−5.8
Further education1.7−1.1
Apprenticeship7−11.7
Employment33.9+6.8
Not in a lasting destination14.8+12
Activity not captured2.6−0.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Deyes High School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Sept 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
50%
Replies
163
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼51% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼58% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼47% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼54% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼48% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼40% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼23% agreeEngland 67%

based on 41 parents (25%) with SEND

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