Pleckgate High SchoolSt Augustine's Roman Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Pleckgate High School and St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School are secondary schools.
Pleckgate High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Pleckgate High School is ahead on our composite score.
Pleckgate High School was judged Outstanding and St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for Pleckgate High School and 45.0 for St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pleckgate High School (45.5 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School (48.2 in 2023-24, 45.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnPleckgate High School | ClitheroeSt Augustine's Roman Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen | 25th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,339 | 1,117 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,075 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB1 8QA | Clitheroe, BB7 9JA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 Stronger figure | 45.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.0% Stronger figure | 39.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.0% Stronger figure | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 263 | 205 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,354 | 1,129 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.4% | 15.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 24.0% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 13.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.5% | 22.3% 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
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.
Pleckgate High School
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School
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