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Maharishi Free School

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West Lancashire · Ormskirk · L40 6JJ www.maharishischool.com

Pupils
224
cap. 240
Ages
4 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
54.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
90%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
107.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
54.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
90%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
107.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Maharishi Free School · All-through · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-10pp
67%54%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
+5pp
80%73%65%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+5pp
55%42%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
54.1
+7.5
54.150.446.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54.1
EBacc entry
90%
+9pp
94%86%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 90%
EBacc APS
107.0
+34.2
107.089.972.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 107.0
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
34%

Contact

Address
Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%0%60%30%60%0%65%15%70%60%103.0102.0100.021%224
2023/2460%0%75%30%65%5%70%20%75%75%106.0104.0106.017%230
2022/2340%0%65%20%55%5%55%5%75%50%102.0100.0100.0-2.40-3.00-4.2022%225
2018/1956%6%78%17%67%33%72%17%100%72%104.0102.0104.0-1.50-0.90-3.1026%213
2017/1867%0%78%28%83%11%72%6%94%72%106.0103.0102.0+0.60-1.30-3.4031%196
2016/1767%6%83%44%72%17%83%33%89%83%108.0105.0105.0+1.90-2.20+1.0023%194

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2580%55%54.1Not applicable90%107.090%224
2023/2475%50%46.6+0.2881%72.888%230
2022/2365%35%47.4+0.2294%79.3100%225
2021/2271%53%52.6-0.1894%89.894%213
2018/1965%29%49.6+0.8377%75.277%213
2017/1850%25%45.6-0.16100%36.5100%196
2016/1750%29%40.9+0.1936%50%194

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522414.521%2%16%11%34%
2023/2423013.717%2%15%10%36%
2022/2322518.422%2%12%8%27%
2021/2221314.222%0%16%9%28%
2020/2121212.420%0%17%
2018/1921313.826%0%24%7%18%
2017/1819612.731%0%26%7%19%
2016/1719413.023%0%28%6%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.