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
- 1012 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.6%
White British 73.4%
Other White 8.5%
Other Asian 4.4%
Unclassified 3.9%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.6%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.03
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 73 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Our Lady's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 160
- 3rd preference
- 216
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 89 102 |
| Year 8 | 186 102 84 |
| Year 9 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 10 | 167 100 67 |
| Year 11 | 148 64 84 |
| Year 12 | 81 45 36 |
| Year 13 | 60 24 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 64.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 31.0% 22.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 15.0% 16.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.3% 1.7% |