Range High School

About Range High School

Range High School in Sefton received a Good rating across all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement grade in 2018. The school now holds Good for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The single most informative exam metric is Progress 8, which sits at -0.15 and falls within the Average banding nationally. That figure is notably above the Sefton local authority average of -0.59, and it places Range High as the second-best school in the borough out of 14 schools measured on this metric. In the North West region, it ranks 221st out of 445 schools, putting it almost exactly in the middle of the regional pack. The school’s Attainment 8 score is 46.3, and 64.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths.

At Key Stage 5, the sixth form is also rated Good by Ofsted and performs solidly. With 90 pupils in the cohort, the school’s A-level value added score is 0.11, again in the Average banding, and the average points per entry is 35.54, equivalent to a B- grade. The best three A-levels average out to a B- as well, with 7.9% of entries achieving AAB or higher. The EBacc entry rate is 50.5%, and 22.7% of pupils entered the EBacc and achieved a grade 4 or above. While the school’s Progress 8 scores in English (-0.28) and maths (-0.13) are slightly negative, the open element of Progress 8 (which covers other subjects) is positive at 0.12, suggesting pupils perform well in their chosen options.

Range High is a mixed secondary school with 1,021 pupils on roll, operating below its capacity of 1,229. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 354 applications for 160 places, a ratio of 2.21 applicants per place, with 108 first-preference offers made. The school offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, playing fields, tennis courts, a sixth-form centre, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, hockey, tennis, dance, rugby, rounders, and cricket, while extracurricular clubs include coding, Model UN, orchestra, art club, Young Enterprise, Eco Club, DofE, choir, chess, and debate. SEND support is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a solid state secondary that suits families looking for a school performing above the local average with strong sixth-form provision and a broad range of activities.

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