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Meols Cop High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Meols Cop Road, Southport PR8 6JS · meolscophighschool.co.uk · 01704 531180
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 916
- 99% of 925 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 206 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 85% 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 | 175 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 230 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 233 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 228 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 35.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sefton it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.82 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104956)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.1 | −2.6 |
| Further education | 87.6 | +7.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 1.2 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Meols Cop High School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104956), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104956)
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104956)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104956)