Meols Cop High School is a secondary school located in Southport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Meols Cop Road, Southport, PR8 6JS
Website: http://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01704531180
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Parry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 104956

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 820
Number of Pupils: 880
Number of Boys: 517
Number of Girls: 363

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.24 to 0.17
Of the 154 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 153 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.84
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kew Woods Primary School
Ovington Drive , PR8 6JW
3out of 4 1,027 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Norwood Primary School
Norwood Crescent , PR9 7DU
3out of 4 1,208 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Norwood Crescent , PR9 7DU
3out of 4 1,307 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Hampton Road , PR8 6SS
3out of 4 1,371 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Road , PR9 7BZ
3out of 4 1,570 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meols Cop High School
Meols Cop Road , PR8 6JS
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road , PR8 4EX
2out of 4 2,490 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southport College
Mornington Road , PR9 0TT
- not rated 2,041 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arden College
40 Derby Road , PR9 0TZ
- not rated 1,890 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.