Maghull High School
Ormonde Drive, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 7AW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Kay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Southport Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,349
- Pupils on roll
- 1,098
- URN
- 137520
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515273955
About this school
Maghull High School is a secondary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,098 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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 203 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.68 -0.91 to -0.46 | -0.87 -1.06 to -0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 32.5% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 52.2% | 56.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 43.8% | 49.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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 Maghull 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 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 1,104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maghull High School compares
Maghull High School ranked 15th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.6 | 12.3% | 27.6% | 1,098 | — |
| Maricourt Catholic High School | 44.5 | 10.5% | 24.5% | 1,092 | 0.5 miles |
| Deyes High School | 42.8 | 9.8% | 16.3% | 1,336 | 0.7 miles |
| Litherland High School | 41.7 | 11.8% | 48.7% | 761 | 2.3 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | 44.8 | 9.2% | 26.7% | 1,012 | 2.4 miles |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | 32.2 | 12.4% | 54.3% | 575 | 2.4 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)
- 27.55%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.32%
- Persistent absence
- 33.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maricourt Catholic High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Deyes High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Litherland High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Holy Family Catholic High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco2.4 miles
Secondary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Maghull High School ranks 26th 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 Maghull High School teach?
- Maghull High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Maghull High School?
- The headteacher of Maghull High School is Mr Matthew Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maghull High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maghull 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 Maghull High School?
- Maghull High School has 1,098 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Maghull High School full?
- Maghull High School has capacity for 1,349 pupils and 1,098 on roll (81%), 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 Maghull High School a faith school?
- No. Maghull High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Maghull High School a selective school?
- No. Maghull High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Maghull High School?
- Maghull High School is part of SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Maghull High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 39.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maghull High School rank locally?
- Maghull High School ranked 15th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maghull High School's absence rate?
- Maghull High School's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maghull High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maghull 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 1 July 2026.