St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Leyland, Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Leyland, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 813 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this inclusive school.”
- “They enjoy coming to school because they appreciate being part of a close-knit and friendly community.”
- “Staff foster strong relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a minority of subjects, the delivery of the curriculum is less effective.”
- “This is because some teachers do not choose the most suitable strategies to help pupils understand key knowledge.”
- “For example, in some lessons, teachers introduce new learning too quickly before checking carefully that pupils have understood what has been taught before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 153 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.
- Academy@Worden 0.6 mi Not judged
- Wellfield Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Balshaw's Church of England High School 1.0 mi Good
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lostock Hall Academy 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Parklands High School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Church of England High School 3.5 mi Good
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School 3.8 mi Standards maintained