Secondary school

Meols Cop High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Sefton
  • PR8 6JS
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,816 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 66%2021/22: top 66%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 56%No exams

Against North West

Attainment 844.7 · North West 44.46/10 Middle+11 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35.8% · North West 40%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.82 · North West 3.825/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.17 · North West −0.165/10 Middle−11.1 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52 · 143 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 44 · 153 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 44 · 149 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 43.3 · 154 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 45.3 · 180 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 44.2 · 180 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 41.1 · 170 pupils · North West 442024/25: 44.7 · 173 pupils · North West 44.45241.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 35% · 153 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 43% · 149 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 34% · 154 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 43% · 180 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 46% · 180 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 34.7% · 170 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 35.8% · 173 pupils · North West 40%46%34%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.0%
175 of 206 who put it first2014 · 75.5%2026 · 85.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st206175
2nd1880
3rd960

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2023Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026916
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.2%
First language not English11.6%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan4.5%
Absence (sessions missed)8.2%
Persistently absent pupils23.1%

Girls 45.3%Boys 54.8%

99% full · 925 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.1
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 52.9
  • Leadership 7.9
  • Teaching assistants 24.4
  • Other support 23.3

Teachers 60.8 FTE · Whole workforce 108.5 · 115 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,578
Spend per pupil£8,667
Staff spend per pupil£6,953
Reserve per pupil£937
  • +£853,000revenue reserve
  • −£81,000in-year balance

Grants £8,546 · self-generated £32 · premises £380 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £1,214,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

170 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.5%
  • Education91.8%
  • Apprenticeship0.6%
  • Employment1.2%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown1.8%