Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Our Lady's Catholic High School and Corpus Christi Catholic High School are secondary schools in Preston.

  • Our Lady's Catholic High School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Corpus Christi Catholic High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Corpus Christi Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Our Lady's Catholic High School was judged Good and Corpus Christi Catholic High School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.0 for Our Lady's Catholic High School and 50.2 for Corpus Christi Catholic High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Our Lady's Catholic High School (52.1 in 2021-22, 50.0 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

Our Lady's Catholic High School versus Corpus Christi Catholic High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonOur Lady's Catholic High SchoolPrestonCorpus Christi Catholic High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 80 in Lancashire 11th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll902 807
Capacity900 800
LocationPreston, PR2 3SQ Preston, PR2 8QY
GCSE results
Attainment 850.0 50.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.8% 50.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.1% 71.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.9% Stronger figure28.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.22 4.24 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort180 156
Pupils
Pupils in the census902 807
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 29.7%
English as an additional language13.1% 23.5%
SEN support8.7% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.7% 9.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Our Lady's Catholic High School

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