Meols Cop High School

Secondary · Sefton · PR8 6JS · URN 149828

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-02-02Cohort 916Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

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

2024-2025 results · cohort 173

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 26 schools in Sefton

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
44.7
Sefton 35.61England 46.1
9.1 above the area average of 35.6
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
35.8%
Sefton 32%England 45.9%
3.8 percentage points above the area average of 32
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
60.1%
Sefton 48.3%
11.8 percentage points above the area average of 48.3
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.82
Sefton 3England 4.07
0.8 above the area average of 3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
9.2%
Sefton 9.2%England 17.6%
In line with the area average of 9.2
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
23.7%
Sefton 29.7%
6 percentage points below the area average of 29.7
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
32.4%
Sefton 36.7%
4.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
173
Sefton 124
49.4 above the area average of 123.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sefton	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	44.7 Sefton 35.61England 46.1	9.1 above the area average of 35.6	1.4 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	35.8% Sefton 32%England 45.9%	3.8 percentage points above the area average of 32	10.1 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	60.1% Sefton 48.3%	11.8 percentage points above the area average of 48.3	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.82 Sefton 3England 4.07	0.8 above the area average of 3	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	9.2% Sefton 9.2%England 17.6%	In line with the area average of 9.2	8.4 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	23.7% Sefton 29.7%	6 percentage points below the area average of 29.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	32.4% Sefton 36.7%	4.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	173 Sefton 124	49.4 above the area average of 123.6	No national comparison	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

Sefton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 23.0 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: 11.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 33% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.8pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.1pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 88.5% 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

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