St Cecilia's RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Preston, Lancashire
St Cecilia's RC High School is a secondary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XA
- 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
- 581 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite, kind and considerate.”
- “They enjoy the positive relationships that they have with staff, who care for them well.”
- “Pupils make a strong contribution to the calm and respectful atmosphere that exists at the school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, the activities that staff create do not help pupils to build their knowledge sufficiently well.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, at times, staff do not promptly address the gaps and misconceptions that some pupils have in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 January 2025 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.2 | 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: 127 first-preference applications, 119 offers in total, 113 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.
- Longridge High School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School 4.9 mi Not judged
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 5.0 mi Not judged
- Broughton High School 5.1 mi Outstanding
- Moor Park High School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Preston Muslim Girls High School 5.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Fulwood Academy 5.3 mi Good
- Eden Boys' School, Preston 5.5 mi School remains Outstanding