Maricourt Catholic High School
Hall Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 3DZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Hatton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,270
- Pupils on roll
- 1,092
- URN
- 104960
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513303366
About this school
Maricourt Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,092 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 210 | 209 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 42.1 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 -0.99 to -0.61 | -0.58 -0.77 to -0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 40.2% | 43.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 59.8% | 64.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 12.4% | 11.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Maricourt Catholic High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,200 |
| 2023/24 | 1,165 |
| 2024/25 | 1,121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maricourt Catholic High School compares
Maricourt Catholic High School ranked 7th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.5 | 10.5% | 24.5% | 1,092 | — |
| Deyes High School | 42.8 | 9.8% | 16.3% | 1,336 | 0.4 miles |
| Maghull High School | 39.6 | 12.3% | 27.6% | 1,098 | 0.5 miles |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | 33.4 | 16.3% | 51.3% | 737 | 2.6 miles |
| Litherland High School | 41.7 | 11.8% | 48.7% | 761 | 2.7 miles |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | 32.2 | 12.4% | 54.3% | 575 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.47%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.48%
- Persistent absence
- 30.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deyes High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Maghull High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Dixons Fazakerley Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Litherland High School2.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco2.8 miles
Secondary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Maricourt Catholic High School ranks 17th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Maricourt Catholic High School teach?
- Maricourt Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Maricourt Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of Maricourt Catholic High School is Mrs Tracy Hatton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maricourt Catholic High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maricourt Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Maricourt Catholic High School?
- Maricourt Catholic High School has 1,092 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Maricourt Catholic High School full?
- Maricourt Catholic High School has capacity for 1,270 pupils and 1,092 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maricourt Catholic High School a faith school?
- Yes. Maricourt Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is Maricourt Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. Maricourt Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Maricourt Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maricourt Catholic High School rank locally?
- Maricourt Catholic High School ranked 7th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maricourt Catholic High School's absence rate?
- Maricourt Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maricourt Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maricourt Catholic High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.