Formby High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sefton
Freshfield Road, Liverpool, L37 3HW
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/11/2022
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
23.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,157
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
989 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
162 of 200 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
417
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 200 | 162 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 134 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 82 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 417 | 163 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Sefton lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Wood
- Address
- Freshfield Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3HW
- Phone
- 01704873100
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward / constituency
- Formby West · Sefton Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137436
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FORMBY HIGH SCHOOL
1,157 pupils · 989 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 904 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.75 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 187 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 77 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 185 | 21% | 71% | 82% | |
| English Language | 179 | 32% | 78% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 172 | 29% | 72% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 171 | 37% | 79% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 115 | 12% | 61% | 74% | |
| Geography | 108 | 37% | 69% | 87% | |
| Business | 92 | 16% | 64% | 85% | |
| History | 85 | 52% | 89% | 96% | |
| Biology | 64 | 41% | 80% | 91% | |
| Physics | 63 | 33% | 68% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 34% | 76% | 90% | |
| Physical Education | 45 | 33% | 73% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 21 | 5% | 10% | 62% | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 0% | 35% | 70% | |
| History | 19 | 11% | 26% | 68% | |
| Biology | 18 | 6% | 44% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 14% | 57% | 79% | |
| Film Studies | 12 | 8% | 17% | 50% | |
| Fine Art | 11 | 18% | 27% | 73% | |
| Economics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 70% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 38% | 50% | 88% | |
| Government and Politics | 8 | 13% | 38% | 88% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 13% | 38% | 88% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11511: Formby High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sefton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.