Formby High School
Freshfield Road, Liverpool, L37 3HW
1,157 pupils · 117% of 989 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FORMBY HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 November 2022, published 12 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 66.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 185 | 413 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 163 | 200 | 417 | 163 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 171 | 185 | 390 | 171 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 206 | 415 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 159 | 225 | 445 | 159 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 160 | 211 | 438 | 160 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 184 | 251 | 505 | 184 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 186 | 254 | 531 | 186 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Range High School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Birkdale High School 6.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Michaels Church of England Academy 7.3 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Greenbank High School 7.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic High School 7.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 8.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.