Our Lady's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119798
- Address
- Morecambe Road, LA1 2RX
- Website
- www.olcc.lancs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 999 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.4%
White British 71.6%
Other White 8.2%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other Asian 3.8%
Mixed 3.7%
African 3%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 67 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Our Lady's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 216
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 93 88 |
| Year 8 | 183 87 96 |
| Year 9 | 186 101 85 |
| Year 10 | 174 88 86 |
| Year 11 | 150 88 62 |
| Year 12 | 73 24 49 |
| Year 13 | 52 28 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 57.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 19.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.8% 2.4% |