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Range High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Stapleton Road, Formby, Liverpool L37 2YN · range.sefton.sch.uk · 01704 879315

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.2
average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
979
80% of 1,229 places
Local authority
Sefton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15%
First language not English
4.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Southport Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 144 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 105 (Places 182)105September 2023: 121 (Places 164)121September 2024: 116 (Places 145)116September 2025: 108 (Places 160)108September 2026: 126 (Places 144)126Places 144
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261441260.999%
September 2025Sept 20251601080.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241451160.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231641210.7100%
September 2022Sept 20221821050.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 39.1% 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+ (33.7 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: 51.6 (England 46.3)51.62017/18: 51.0 (England 46.5)51.02018/19: 52.5 (England 46.7)52.52021/22: 56.5 (England 48.8)56.52022/23: 48.3 (England 46.3)48.32023/24: 46.3 (England 45.9)46.32024/25: 44.2 (England 46.0)44.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.246.0
▼39.1%45.4%
●63.8%64.8%
▲49.4%40.5%
▼3.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form46.5−8
Further education39.4+2.8
Other education10
Apprenticeship2+1
Employment2−0.6
Not in a lasting destination5.6+3.5
Activity not captured3.5+1.4

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: 31.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 33.4 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 42.2 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 35.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 33.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
82 studentsC+ (33.7)Average +0.12
82 studentsC+ (33.7)Average +0.10
44 studentsDist- (30.7)Average +0.09
19 studentsMerit (26.1)Average -0.28
23.1%AAB or better
95.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2490B- (35.5)+0.11
2022/2395C (29.6)—
2021/2287B+ (42.2)—
2018/1972B- (35.1)-0.11
2017/18105C+ (34.1)-0.14
2016/17117C+ (33.4)-0.03
2015/16107C (31.2)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University68.6+18.1
Other education3−1.4
Apprenticeship2.9+0.7
Employment14.7−12.8
Not in a lasting destination6.9−3
Activity not captured3.9−1.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Range High School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
23 Jun 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
86%
Replies
165
15% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲86% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●78% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (22%) with SEND

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