Our Lady's Catholic CollegeLancaster Girls' Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lancaster.
Summary of the comparison
Our Lady's Catholic College and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School are secondary schools in Lancaster.
Our Lady's Catholic College scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Our Lady's Catholic College was judged Requires improvement and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.3 for Our Lady's Catholic College and 73.4 for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School.
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 Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (77.1 in 2021-22, 73.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancasterOur Lady's Catholic College | LancasterLancaster Girls' Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100 | B77/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 70th of 80 in Lancashire | 6th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 999 | 997 | |
| Capacity | 1,148 | 1,065 | |
| Location | Lancaster, LA1 2RX | Lancaster, LA1 1SF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 | 73.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.8% | 92.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.4% | 99.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.4% | 87.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 7.06 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 155 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 53 | 129 | |
| A-level average points | 27.3 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.1 | 41.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% | 34.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 999 | 997 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.6% | 6.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.0% | 17.9% | |
| SEN support | 22.4% | 7.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 0.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.9% | 11.8% 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
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
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