Broughton High SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.

Summary of the comparison

Broughton High School and Corpus Christi Catholic High School are secondary schools in Preston.

  • Broughton High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Corpus Christi Catholic High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Broughton High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broughton High School was judged Outstanding and Corpus Christi Catholic High School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.3 for Broughton High School and 50.2 for Corpus Christi Catholic High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Broughton High School (60.0 in 2021-22, 59.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at Corpus Christi Catholic High School (43.3 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broughton High School versus Corpus Christi Catholic High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonBroughton High SchoolPrestonCorpus Christi Catholic High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking4th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure11th of 80 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll926 807
Capacity900 800
LocationPreston, PR3 5JJ Preston, PR2 8QY
GCSE results
Attainment 859.3 Stronger figure50.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths75.8% Stronger figure50.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths89.0% Stronger figure71.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc50.5% Stronger figure28.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.47 Stronger figure4.24 4.09
Cohort182 156
Pupils
Pupils in the census926 807
Free school meals (ever 6)9.6% 29.7%
English as an additional language5.9% 23.5%
SEN support8.3% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure9.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Broughton High School

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