Maharishi Free School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Cobbs Brow Lane
 Lathom
 Ormskirk
 Lancashire L40 6JJ
Telephone: 01695 729912

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 4-16)
Type: Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
Trust: Maharishi School Trust Ltd

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Edwards (since September 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Derek Cassells
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 15.42 / 11.19
Non-teaching Staff*: 29.52
Number of pupils: 224
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.5
Sex: Mixed (44% boys / 56% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 15.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 12.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 15.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: West Lancashire
Electoral Ward: Skelmersdale North
School Number: 8886018

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th July 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School (0.8km) show on map
  2. Lathom High School : A Technology College (0.9km) show on map
  3. Cobbs Brow School (1.0km) show on map
  4. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (1.0km) show on map
  5. Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary... (1.5km) show on map
  6. Crow Orchard Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  7. Woodland Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Trinity Church of England/Methodist School (2.0km) show on map
  9. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  10. West Lancashire Community High School (2.2km) show on map
  11. Kingsbury Primary Special School (2.2km) show on map
  12. Brookfield Park Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  13. Newburgh Church of England Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  14. St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (2.3km) show on map
  15. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (2.5km) show on map
  16. Delph Side Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  17. Elm Tree Community Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  18. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primar... (2.9km) show on map
  19. Hillside Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  20. Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primar... (3.0km) show on map
  21. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (3.0km) show on map
  22. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  23. Little Digmoor Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  24. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  25. Holland Moor Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  26. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England P... (3.9km) show on map
  27. Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Prim... (4.0km) show on map
  28. Moorside Community Primary Academy School (4.1km) show on map
  29. Hope High School (4.3km) show on map
  30. Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Pr... (4.5km) show on map
  31. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  32. St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough (4.6km) show on map
  33. St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church o... (4.7km) show on map
  34. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  35. Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of Englan... (5.0km) show on map
  36. Burscough Village Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  37. Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England ... (5.1km) show on map
  38. Fir Tree College (5.2km) show on map
  39. Burscough Priory Academy (5.3km) show on map
  40. Burscough Bridge Methodist School (5.5km) show on map
  41. Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery (5.5km) show on map
  42. Ormskirk School (5.6km) show on map
  43. Shevington Vale Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  44. Crawford Village Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  45. Ormskirk Church of England Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  46. The Acorns School (6.0km) show on map
  47. St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College (6.0km) show on map
  48. Orrell Holgate Academy (6.3km) show on map
  49. Up Holland High School (6.4km) show on map
  50. St Peter's Catholic High School (6.5km) show on map
  51. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  52. St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell (6.5km) show on map
  53. Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  54. Turning Point Academy (6.6km) show on map
  55. Moorgate Nursery School (6.7km) show on map
  56. Rainford High School (6.7km) show on map
  57. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington (6.7km) show on map
  58. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primar... (6.8km) show on map
  59. Millbrook Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  60. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Ma... (6.8km) show on map
  61. Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  62. Ormskirk West End School (6.8km) show on map
  63. Shevington High School (6.9km) show on map
  64. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  65. A.R.T.S. Education (6.9km) show on map
  66. Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  67. Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  68. St Bede's Catholic High School (7.1km) show on map
  69. Pontville School (7.2km) show on map
  70. Ormskirk Asmall Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  71. Dean Trust Wigan (7.2km) show on map
  72. Rainford CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  73. Rainbow Hub School (7.4km) show on map
  74. Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (7.4km) show on map
  75. My Life Learning (7.5km) show on map
  76. Winstanley College (7.5km) show on map
  77. TMP College (7.6km) show on map
  78. St John's CofE Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  79. Rufford CofE School (7.7km) show on map
  80. Aughton Christ Church Church of England Volun... (7.8km) show on map
  81. Marsh Green Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  82. Standish Community High School (7.9km) show on map
  83. Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary ... (8.0km) show on map
  84. Westfield Community School (8.1km) show on map
  85. Wood Fold Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  86. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan (8.1km) show on map
  87. Aughton Town Green Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  88. EdStart Schools Wigan (8.2km) show on map
  89. Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primar... (8.5km) show on map
  90. St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish (8.5km) show on map
  91. My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision (8.6km) show on map
  92. Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Prima... (8.6km) show on map
  93. Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Prim... (8.7km) show on map
  94. Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary... (8.7km) show on map
  95. Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Prima... (8.8km) show on map
  96. St John Fisher Catholic High School (8.9km) show on map
  97. Beech Hill Community Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  98. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  99. Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School (9.2km) show on map
  100. St Mark's CofE Primary School (9.2km) show on map
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