Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolChrist The King Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.
Summary of the comparison
Preston Muslim Girls High School and Christ The King Catholic High School are secondary schools in Preston.
Preston Muslim Girls High School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Christ The King Catholic High School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Preston Muslim Girls High School is ahead on our composite score.
Preston Muslim Girls High School was judged Outstanding and Christ The King Catholic High School was judged Inadequate.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.2 for Preston Muslim Girls High School and 35.9 for Christ The King Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Preston Muslim Girls High School (60.3 in 2021-22, 56.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrestonPreston Muslim Girls High School | PrestonChrist The King Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | F29/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 80th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 608 | 416 | |
| Capacity | 540 | 420 | |
| Location | Preston, PR1 5BY | Preston, PR1 4PR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.2 Stronger figure | 35.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.5% Stronger figure | 20.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.3% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.2% Stronger figure | 32.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.32 Stronger figure | 3.10 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 120 | 79 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 608 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.5% | 46.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 99.5% | 35.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.7% 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.
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Full profiles: Preston Muslim Girls High School · Christ The King Catholic High School