Maghull High School
Ormonde Drive, Liverpool, L31 7AW
1,098 pupils · 81% of 1,349 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 19 July 2026. 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 | 39.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 49.3% |
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 — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 219 | 248 | 668 | 219 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 199 | 275 | 696 | 199 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 202 | 272 | 679 | 202 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 206 | 307 | 700 | 206 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 259 | 592 | 205 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 185 | 155 | 470 | 185 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 205 | 515 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 185 | 151 | 412 | 185 |
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
- Maricourt Catholic High School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Deyes High School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Litherland High School 3.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic High School 3.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco 3.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Chesterfield High School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 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.