Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolArchbishop Temple Church of England High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Corpus Christi Catholic High School and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School are secondary schools in Preston.

  • Corpus Christi Catholic High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Corpus Christi Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Corpus Christi Catholic High School was judged exceptional and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.2 for Corpus Christi Catholic High School and 55.4 for Archbishop Temple Church of England High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Corpus Christi Catholic High School (43.3 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (59.1 in 2021-22, 55.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Corpus Christi Catholic High School versus Archbishop Temple Church of England High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonCorpus Christi Catholic High SchoolPrestonArchbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking11th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure15th of 80 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll807 837
Capacity800 885
LocationPreston, PR2 8QY Preston, PR2 8RA
GCSE results
Attainment 850.2 55.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths50.6% 56.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.2% 81.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.2% 49.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.24 4.95 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort156 155
Pupils
Pupils in the census807 837
Free school meals (ever 6)29.7% 12.3%
English as an additional language23.5% 8.7%
SEN support8.6% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.6% Stronger figure16.7% 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.

Corpus Christi Catholic High School

Archbishop Temple Church of England High School

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