Holy Cross Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 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
- 119803
- Address
- Myles Standish Way, PR7 3LS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 984 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 88.1%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 186 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| French | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 192
- 3rd preference
- 198
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 103 101 |
| Year 8 | 199 103 96 |
| Year 9 | 201 96 105 |
| Year 10 | 194 96 98 |
| Year 11 | 186 93 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 68.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |