Academy converter · Sefton

Range High School

11–18Ages
979Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137612URN

Stapleton Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2YN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Sefton median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sefton

345 applications for 144 places · 8th of 18 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.2of 90

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

3rd of 18 in Sefton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
22 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Sefton median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

345 applications · 144 places offered · 126 named it first

2026 2.4; Sefton median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Sefton median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Sefton median median 2.0
2019 2.8; Sefton median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Sefton median median 1.9
2017 2.7; Sefton median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Sefton median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1

This school
Sefton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	144	345	2.4	126	0.88
Sep 2025	160	354	2.2	108	0.68
Sep 2024	145	371	2.6	116	0.80
Sep 2023	164	369	2.3	121	0.74
Sep 2022	182	368	2.0	105	0.58
Sep 2021	176	365	2.1	128	0.73
Sep 2020	173	409	2.4	105	0.61
Sep 2019	196	548	2.8	170	0.87
Sep 2018	196	520	2.7	190	0.97
Sep 2017	192	514	2.7	186	0.97
Sep 2016	195	447	2.3	167	0.86
Sep 2015	196	442	2.3	203	1.04
Sep 2014	197	392	2.0	206	1.05

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

183 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.23rd of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%3rd of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Sefton 60% England 66%

This school
Sefton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	183	50.2	51%	77%	–
2024/25	174	44.2	39%	64%	–
2023/24	198	46.3	49%	64%	−0.15
2022/23	192	48.3	54%	77%	−0.28

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Range High SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Formby High School
2.0 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.5applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
St Michaels Church of England Academy
6.0 km · Sefton

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Holy Family Catholic High School
6.9 km · Sefton

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
7.5 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Chesterfield High School
7.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Birkdale High School
8.4 km · Sefton

2026

1.7applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Greenbank High School
9.3 km · Sefton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Litherland High School
9.5 km · Sefton

Good2024

1.9applications per place 37.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137612 · 343/4106
Trust: Southport Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,229 pupils · 979 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: Range High School (URN 104953)
Address: Stapleton Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2YN
Local authority: Sefton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources