Deyes High School, Liverpool

In 2026, pupils at Deyes High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Sefton and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Sefton and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.63: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 46.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 158 families put Deyes High School as their first choice and 481 named it as one of their preferences, for 197 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Deyes High School are Maricourt Catholic High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); Maghull High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.4); Holy Family Catholic High School (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); and Litherland High School (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2).

Deyes High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Deyes High School is one of 4 schools run by Lydiate Learning Trust, an academy trust.

163 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Deyes High School (as of September 2025): 50% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 34% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (34%).

Of the 224 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 34% into work. 3% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 206 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 30 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Maghull Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hunt Road (adjacent), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sefton (165).

In 2024/25, Deyes High School issued 165 suspensions, 12.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Deyes High School are St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull (under 0.1 miles); Northway Primary School (0.5 miles); St George's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles); and Green Park Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.