Meols Cop High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

SouthportConstituency

PR8 6JSPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Meols Cop High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sefton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 916 pupils. Meols Cop High School is part of Southport Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

916

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 916
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Southport Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.