Maharishi Free School

Free schools · Primary school · Ormskirk, Lancashire
L40 6JJ
Composite score
32.5

About Maharishi Free School

Maharishi Free School is an all-through school in Ormskirk, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 224 pupils aged 4 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 54.1, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Maharishi Free School ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 17% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). At Key Stage 4, 55% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. Maharishi Free School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#12,879
National rank
#1944
In North West
#381
In Lancashire
Top 88%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Maharishi Free School is an all-through school covering ages 4–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#530
National rank
#49
In North West
#13
In Lancashire
Top 17%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
54.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
55%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
40%
EBacc average points score
5.35

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 224 % FSM ever-6 15.6% % EAL 1.8% Age range 4–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby primary schools

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