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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Sefton GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 18 state secondary schools in Sefton, 3,034 pupils. Sefton ranks 130 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which was unchanged on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
40.2%
7.6 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
10.2%
4.5 pts below England
Attainment 8
44.2
3.4 points below England
Council rank
130 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Sefton at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Birkdale High School (51.7).
- Schools range from 34.2 to 51.7 on Attainment 8, a spread of 17.5 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 32.9, 16.2 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Range High School (41.8).
- Most improved on 2025: Range High School, up 6.0 points to 50.2.
Every Sefton secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkdale High SchoolBoys | 185 | 51.7 | −0.2 | 76.2% | 60.0% | 17.3% | 39.7 |
| 2 | Formby High School | 172 | 51.5 | −2.8 | 77.9% | 53.5% | 18.0% | 36.8 |
| 3 | Range High School | 183 | 50.2 | +6.0 | 76.5% | 51.4% | 15.3% | 41.8 |
| 4 | Greenbank High SchoolGirls | 204 | 49.9 | −0.7 | 73.0% | 46.6% | 11.3% | 34.1 |
| 5 | Chesterfield High School | 281 | 48.0 | −0.4 | 70.8% | 49.1% | 13.2% | 32.8 |
| 6 | Holy Family Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic | 166 | 45.2 | +0.4 | 60.2% | 39.8% | 10.8% | 35.9 |
| 7 | Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyRoman Catholic | 133 | 44.9 | +2.5 | 70.7% | 49.6% | 10.5% | 29.9 |
| 8 | Maricourt Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic | 192 | 44.6 | +0.1 | 60.4% | 34.9% | 13.0% | 36.2 |
| 9 | Deyes High School | 232 | 44.1 | +1.3 | 61.6% | 41.4% | 11.6% | 28.7 |
| 10 | Meols Cop High School | 177 | 42.9 | −1.8 | 61.6% | 40.1% | 2.3% | 33.9 |
| 11 | Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreRoman Catholic | 175 | 42.8 | +1.0 | 56.0% | 36.6% | 12.6% | 33.1 |
| 12 | Stanley High School | 173 | 40.8 | +0.2 | 57.8% | 33.5% | 5.8% | 35.3 |
| 13 | St Michaels Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 94 | 39.6 | — | 52.1% | 28.7% | 9.6% | 29.1 |
| 14 | Hillside High School | 119 | 39.1 | −0.7 | 58.8% | 39.5% | 6.7% | 32.1 |
| 15 | Maghull High School | 183 | 38.4 | −1.2 | 49.2% | 24.6% | 4.4% | 27.1 |
| 16 | Litherland High School | 137 | 37.2 | −4.5 | 54.0% | 32.8% | 4.4% | 30.8 |
| 17 | King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | 123 | 35.7 | +3.5 | 39.0% | 17.1% | 2.4% | 33.4 |
| 18 | The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoRoman Catholic | 105 | 34.2 | +2.0 | 39.0% | 17.1% | 3.8% | 26.6 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Sefton against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.