Formby High School

Comprehensive

National rank

246=

274

Rank last year

67.5%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

27%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Alex Wood
Attendance 91.3%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 17.6% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,158
Pupils on free school meals 14.4%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 179=

Grade

%

A*

9.4

A

22

B

36.1

A*/A

31.4

A*-B

67.5

GCSE 2025 rank: 351=

Grade

%

9/8

14.8

7

12.2

9/8/7

27

What the school inspection says

“The pupils describe Formby High School as a welcoming and friendly school where people’s differences are celebrated … Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ learning and behaviour. They have cultivated a kind and considerate school community … [and] developed a comprehensive programme of extracurricular activities … for example the teen book club and skateboard club … Leaders have designed a rich and vibrant curriculum … In the sixth form students can choose from an extensive range of academic and vocational subjects. They appreciate this broad offer which includes politics, engineering and digital media.”
Inspection
2022
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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