Our Lady's Catholic CollegeBay Leadership Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Our Lady's Catholic College and Bay Leadership Academy are secondary schools.
Our Lady's Catholic College scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bay Leadership Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bay Leadership Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Our Lady's Catholic College was judged Requires improvement and Bay Leadership Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.3 for Our Lady's Catholic College and 36.8 for Bay Leadership Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Our Lady's Catholic College (36.2 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bay Leadership Academy (39.0 in 2021-22, 36.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterOur Lady's Catholic College | MorecambeBay Leadership Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100 | D47/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 70th of 80 in Lancashire | 59th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 999 | 724 | |
| Capacity | 1,148 | 1,276 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 2RX | Morecambe, LA3 1AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 36.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.8% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.4% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.4% | 56.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 3.48 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 155 | 126 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 53 2024-25 | 10 2021-22 | |
| A-level average points | 27.3 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0 | 21.4 2021-22 | |
| A-level average grade | C- 2024-25 | D 2021-22 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.1 2024-25 · England 35.8 | Not reported2021-22 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | Not reported2021-22 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 999 | 724 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.6% | 50.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.0% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 22.4% | 26.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.9% | 29.1% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Our Lady's Catholic College
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