All-through
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 229 of 240 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Trust
- MAHARISHI SCHOOL TRUST LTD
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 31.9
- Pupils per adult
- 7.2
- Pupils
- 230
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)November 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
55%
54.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 54.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.35 |
| Entered the EBacc | 90% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 60% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53% |
| 22/23 | 35% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 55% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.18 |
| 22/23 | +0.22 |
| 23/24 | +0.28 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52.6 |
| 22/23 | 47.4 |
| 23/24 | 46.6 |
| 24/25 | 54.1 |
Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lisa Edwards
- Address
- Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ
- Telephone
- 01695729912