Maghull High School is one of three secondary schools in
Maghull
Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside (historically a part of Lancashire). The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The area also contains Ashworth Hospital.
Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Cens ...
.
History
The school was produced in 1982 by the merger of Ormonde Drive High School and Old Hall High School on the Ormonde Drive site. By 1988, the Old Hall site was empty. Old Hall High School, opened as Maghull Grammar School, in 1954 with new buildings opening in 1958, it was situated on Old Hall Road. The school was renamed Old Hall High School, in 1972 when it became a comprehensive. Ormonde Drive High School was opened by Lancashire County Council as Ormonde Drive County Secondary School in 1954, as a
secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1944 until the 1970s under the Tripartite System. Schools of this type continue in Northern Ireland, where they are usually ...
, it also became comprehensive in 1972.
The school's sixth form academy was originally Woodend Primary School but was later changed to the sixth form after the merger of the two old schools. the school converted to an academy status.
The Old Hall site is now
housing estateon the opposite side of the A59, covered by the roads ''
Broxholme
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Glentworth Close'' and ''
Hornby
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In 2017 to 2018 building began on a major re-build of the existing school complex which will see the original 1950's buildings of the former Ormonde Drive High School demolished. The Sixth Form building, O'Kane Centre, Four-storey and adjacent Dave Mercer Way are all expected to be retained. The same year also saw the retirement as Headmaster of Mr Mark Anderson after 14 years, with Ms Davina Aspinall becoming Headmistress.
School Houses
The school houses are Molyneux, Clent, Unsworth and Seel with blue, green, red and yellow as their respective house colours.
The Molyneux house is named after the
Molyneux family, who formerly held the
Earldom of Sefton until the death of the
last Earl in 1972. Unsworth also comes from the name of a former prominent family in the
Liverpool
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area. The history behind Clent and Seel is relatively less well known, although Seel does share the name with a well known street in Liverpool city centre in the
Ropewalks area.
Sixth Form
According to the 2014 OFSTED report "Achievement in the sixth form is good and shows an improving trend in both academic and vocational courses. Students achieve particularly well in drama, travel and tourism and media studies."
The Sixth Form centre is also part of the collaboration project between three of the schools in Sefton along with
Deyes High School
Deyes High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated in Maghull on the outskirts of Liverpool, England.
History
The school was opened in March 1939 by Sir Peter Meadon, Lancashire's director of education at a cost of  ...
and
Maricourt Catholic High School
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Academic Performance
In 2014 a visit from OFSTED reported that at the school "students are supported, encouraged and cared for very well." The report also stated the "students are friendly and welcoming; they treat each other and adults with respect and behave responsibly around the school." Overall the school received a grade 3 "requires improvement" status by OFSTED. site.
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GCSE results () work out at 78% of entries being A* to D grade with the average result being C. Average GCSE grade in English Language calculated a grade B and English Literature a grade C.
Pastoral Care
The Phoenix Centre mentors work with students to develop resilience and empathy, promote emotional intelligence and literacy and consequently improve emotional well-being and positive mental health. They help pupils of all ages and abilities achieve to their potential, identify strategies to overcome their individual barriers to learning, while raising aspirations and promoting positive relationships.
Working with students on a one-to-one basis and in groups they help to overcome many barriers which include attendance, behaviour, communication, friendships, self-esteem, organisation, confidence, bullying, bereavement, family issues, medical/physical, emotional and many more.
Notable former pupils
Maghull High School
* Alex Curran
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* Ryan Ledson
Ryan Graham Ledson (born 19 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End.
Club career Everton
Ledson joined Everton's academy at the age of five. After progressing through the ranks at the ...
* Connor Randall
Connor Steven Randall (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.
Club career
Early career
Randall was born and raised in Melling, Merseyside. He attended ...
* Calum Dyson
Calum William Dyson (born 19 September 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Dyson began his career at Everton and spent loan spells at Stockport County, Chester and Grimsby Town. He moved to Plymouth Ar ...
Maghull Grammar School
* Keith Ely, Editor from 1989-95 of the ''Liverpool Daily Post
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Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the tit ...
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* Prof Steve Young FREng, Professor of Information Engineering since 1995 at the University of Cambridge
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, and winner of the 2015 IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
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Ormonde Drive High School
* Mark Hateley
Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Coventry City F.C. in the First Division of English football. A spell followed at English Second Divisi ...
Ormonde Drive Secondary Modern
* Eddie Hemings
References
External links
School Website
EduBase
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1982 establishments in England
Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
Educational institutions established in 1982
Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
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