Moor Park High School and Sixth FormChrist The King Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.
Summary of the comparison
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form and Christ The King Catholic High School are secondary schools in Preston.
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Christ The King Catholic High School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Moor Park High School and Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form was judged the expected standard and Christ The King Catholic High School was judged Inadequate.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.3 for Moor Park High School and Sixth Form and 35.9 for Christ The King Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Moor Park High School and Sixth Form (43.9 in 2021-22, 39.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrestonMoor Park High School and Sixth Form | PrestonChrist The King Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | F29/100 | |
| Local ranking | 54th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 80th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 603 | 416 | |
| Capacity | 636 | 420 | |
| Location | Preston, PR1 6DT | Preston, PR1 4PR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 Stronger figure | 35.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.6% Stronger figure | 20.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.2% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.9% | 32.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 Stronger figure | 3.10 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 108 | 79 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 18 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 603 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 46.8% | 46.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.9% | 35.8% | |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 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
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.
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Christ The King Catholic High School
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