21.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
167.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
371
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySefton
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Merchant Taylors' Schools · All-through · Sefton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
21.4
-23.0
46.333.821.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21.4
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
167.3
-24.3
275.9221.6167.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 167.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
38.0
+4.4
43.038.233.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.0
A-level value added
+0.46
+0.5
+0.5+0.2-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
27%
+5pp
44%32%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B+B-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
371
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
40%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
186 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 0QP
Local authority
Sefton
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 21.4 | Not applicable | 0% | 167.3 | 39% | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 44.4 | Not published | 0% | 191.6 | 92% | 457 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 42.9 | Not published | 0% | 225.5 | 76% | 603 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 45.0 | Not published | 0% | 180.7 | 92% | 579 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 46.3 | Not published | 0% | 275.9 | 74% | 734 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 48.2 | Not published | 0% | 267.9 | 90% | 739 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 44.3 | Not published | 0% | — | 79% | 745 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38.0 | B- | +0.46 | 27% | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 33.5 | C+ | -0.08 | 22% | 51 |
| 2022/23 | 36.7 | B- | — | 20% | 76 |
| 2021/22 | 43.0 | B+ | — | 44% | 71 |
| 2018/19 | 40.7 | B | +0.44 | 34% | 73 |
| 2017/18 | 40.7 | B | +0.18 | 43% | 83 |
| 2016/17 | 38.9 | B | +0.43 | 26% | 78 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 371 | — | 40% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 457 | — | 26% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 603 | — | 22% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 579 | — | 20% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 613 | — | 19% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 734 | — | 16% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 739 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 745 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.