Our Lady's Catholic High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

PrestonConstituency

PR2 3SQPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Our Lady's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 902 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.22

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

902

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 902
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.