State-fundedFree schools · Lancashire · L40 6JJ
All-through (primary + secondary) · ages 4–16
Maharishi Free School is a state-funded school in Lancashire, teaching pupils aged 4 to 16.
| 2023–24 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 3-year average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | +0.2871st percentile | +0.2268th percentile | -0.1835th percentile | +0.1160th percentile |
| Attainment 8 | 46.656th percentile | 47.459th percentile | 52.670th percentile | 48.964th percentile |
Progress 8 for 2023–24 was +0.28 — above average, the 71st percentile nationally. On average pupils left with grades about 0.28 of a grade per subject higher than pupils across England who had the same results at the end of primary school.
The 95% confidence interval for 2023–24 runs -0.41 to +0.98. That range includes zero, so on this year's figures the school cannot be told apart from an average one — treat small differences between schools with care. It has risen in each of the years shown (2021–22 to 2023–24), which is a more convincing signal than any single year.
Attainment 8 is the average grade pupils leave with across eight GCSEs; it tells you where they ended up, and tracks the intake a school admits as much as anything the school does. Progress 8 compares those grades with pupils nationally who had the same results at the end of primary school, so it is the better measure of what a school added.
| Grade 5+ in English & Maths | 50%64th percentile |
|---|---|
| EBacc average point score | 4.5574th percentile |
A school can post a respectable overall score while coasting one group and carrying the average on another. The row that matters to you is the one your own child sits in.
| 2023–24 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 3-year average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower starters | — | — | — | — |
| Middle starters | +0.27 | +0.16 | -0.11 | +0.11 |
| Higher starters | — | — | -0.37 | -0.37 |
No places were offered for 2026 entry through the coordinated scheme, so there is no ratio to show.
| Overall absence | 9.8%33rd percentile |
|---|---|
| Persistently absent pupils | 35.8%12th percentile |
Absence is worth reading next to results: it is a plainer signal of whether pupils are turning up and engaged than any grade average. Across the schools in this dataset the overall absence rate averages 9.0%, so this school is above the norm.
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
The outcome of an ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school's previous grade still holds rather than issuing a new one.
The GCSE results here are for 2023–24 and earlier, which describes pupils who have already left. Nothing on this page covers where pupils go next, A-level or sixth-form results, pastoral care, how far a school pushes music, sport or drama, or how it feels to walk around — and those are the things parents most often say settled it. Visit at an open evening before you rank a school.
Nor is any of it a prediction of a place. Whether your child is offered one depends on the school's admission criteria and, most often, on how far you live from the gate.
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