Holy Cross Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 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
- 977 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Mixed | 2.7% |
| Other White | 5.8% |
| White British | 87.5% |
| African | 0.4% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 37% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 67% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 55 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.92 |
| Local authority average | 3.95 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 188 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| French | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 184
- 3rd preference
- 174
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 108 92 |
| Year 8 | 201 102 99 |
| Year 9 | 193 98 95 |
| Year 10 | 192 96 96 |
| Year 11 | 191 96 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |