Our Lady's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119779
- Address
- St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, PR2 3SQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 902 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 70.1%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Indian 6.1%
Other Asian 2.7%
African 1.8%
Pakistani 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.22
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 63 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Our Lady's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 209
- 3rd preference
- 252
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 85 95 |
| Year 8 | 181 90 91 |
| Year 9 | 179 84 95 |
| Year 10 | 182 86 96 |
| Year 11 | 180 85 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |