St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 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
- 119816
- Address
- Royal Avenue, PR25 1BS
- Website
- http://lsmchs.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 817 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 89.2%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 3.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.58
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 151 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 95 71 |
| Year 8 | 166 83 83 |
| Year 9 | 166 89 77 |
| Year 10 | 159 87 72 |
| Year 11 | 160 85 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |