OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
MAHARISHI SCHOOL TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
229
229 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
134
58.5% of pupils
Male pupils
95
41.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.1 pts
below England
School
19.7%
West Lancashire
22.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.6 pts
below England
School
1.7%
West Lancashire
7.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
West Lancashire
0.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.2%
202
White and Black African
3.1%
7
White and Asian
2.2%
5
Any other White background
1.7%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
3
Any other Asian background
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.0%
48 of
229 pupils
0.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
54.1
14.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.28 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.52 pts
higher than
England
School
10.74%
West Lancashire
6.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.81 pts
higher than
England
School
33.62%
West Lancashire
17.12%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.44 pts
higher than
England
School
5.24%
West Lancashire
1.89%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.4%
4.3 pts
above England
Maharishi Free School
95.4%
West Lancashire
91.7%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.