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Maharishi Free School

All-through · Lancashire · L40 6JJ · URN 137498

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2025-07-08Cohort 229Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 20
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 475 schools in Lancashire

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    50%

    Lancashire 58.6%England 61%

    8.6 percentage points below the area average of 58.6

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    0%

    Lancashire 7.2%England 8%

    7.2 percentage points below the area average of 7.2

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    103

    Lancashire 105.13England 105

    2.1 below the area average of 105.1

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    102

    Lancashire 104.14England 105

    2.1 below the area average of 104.1

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    100

    Lancashire 104.86England 105

    4.9 below the area average of 104.9

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    5%

    Lancashire 25.7%England 32%

    20.7 percentage points below the area average of 25.7

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    60%

    Lancashire 72.6%

    12.5 percentage points below the area average of 72.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    60%

    Lancashire 69%

    9 percentage points below the area average of 69

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    65%

    Lancashire 71.7%

    6.7 percentage points below the area average of 71.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    20

    Lancashire 29

    9 below the area average of 29

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 20
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 139 schools in Lancashire

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    54.1

    Lancashire 37.15England 46.1

    17 above the area average of 37.2

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    55%

    Lancashire 33.6%England 45.9%

    21.4 percentage points above the area average of 33.6

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    80%

    Lancashire 50%

    30 percentage points above the area average of 50

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    5.35

    Lancashire 3.26England 4.07

    2.1 above the area average of 3.3

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    40%

    Lancashire 11.7%England 17.6%

    28.3 percentage points above the area average of 11.7

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    90%

    Lancashire 27.6%

    62.5 percentage points above the area average of 27.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    15%

    Lancashire 31.2%

    16.2 percentage points below the area average of 31.2

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    20

    Lancashire 103

    82.5 below the area average of 102.5

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Lancashire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
26.2 pupils per class
Secondary classes
23.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
1.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
19.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
18.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
5% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
15.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
50% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
90.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Maharishi Free School Good at its inspection on 08/07/2025.
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Maharishi Free School is a all-through school in Lancashire, postcode L40 6JJ (URN 137498).
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