Our Lady's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Preston, Lancashire
Our Lady's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3SQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 902 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders and governors have high ambitions for all pupils at Our Lady’s Catholic High School.”
- “They expect all pupils to succeed.”
- “Pupils are happy to belong to this warm school community where they are welcomed as ‘one of ours’.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects at key stage 3, leaders have not considered the building blocks of knowledge carefully enough.”
- “This sometimes leads to gaps in what pupils know and can do.”
- “However, in a few subjects, particularly in key stage 3, leaders’ current approaches to assessment do not furnish teachers with the information that they need to identify pupils’ misconceptions quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 163 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 148 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Fulwood Academy 0.5 mi Good
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Ashton Community Science College 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Moor Park High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broughton High School 1.8 mi Outstanding
- Preston Muslim Girls High School 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Eden Boys' School, Preston 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding