Maharishi Free School

State-Funded School

maharishi-free-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

West LancashireConstituency

L40 6JJPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Maharishi Free School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

It currently serves 229 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55%
EBacc average point score: 5.35

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
4 Dec 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.