Maharishi Free School is a all-through school located in Ormskirk. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cobbs Brow Lane, Ormskirk

School Information

Address: Cobbs Brow Lane, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ
Website: www.maharishischool.com
Telephone: 01695729912
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Edwards
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137498

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 216
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.4 to 1.5
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to 1.8
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.6 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.83 Confidence interval 0.18 to 1.47
Of the 17 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:77%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ashurst Road , Ashurst WN8 6TN 		3out of 4 973 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU 		4out of 4 1,240 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Higher Lane , Dalton WN8 7RP 		3out of 4 1,402 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate , Birch Green WN8 6QH 		3out of 4 1,978 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane , WN8 8QG 		3out of 4 2,021 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW 		3out of 4 1,113 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN 		2out of 4 1,269 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		3out of 4 2,511 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH 		4out of 4 2,631 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4out of 4 2,916 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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