Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Jun 28 2023 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
- 119782
- Address
- Glenburn Road, WN8 6JW
- Website
- http://www.olqp.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 887 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.5%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 86.6%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 1.7%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
Admissions
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 93 91 |
| Year 8 | 176 85 91 |
| Year 9 | 182 88 94 |
| Year 10 | 170 91 79 |
| Year 11 | 175 83 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |