St Bede's Catholic High SchoolBurscough Priory Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ormskirk.
Summary of the comparison
St Bede's Catholic High School and Burscough Priory Academy are secondary schools in Ormskirk.
St Bede's Catholic High School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Burscough Priory Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bede's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Bede's Catholic High School was judged the expected standard and Burscough Priory Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.0 for St Bede's Catholic High School and 42.6 for Burscough Priory Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Bede's Catholic High School (54.6 in 2021-22, 54.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Burscough Priory Academy (50.1 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OrmskirkSt Bede's Catholic High School | OrmskirkBurscough Priory Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 22nd of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 709 | 729 | |
| Capacity | 689 | 770 | |
| Location | Ormskirk, L39 4TA | Ormskirk, L40 7RZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.0 Stronger figure | 42.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.9% Stronger figure | 37.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82.3% Stronger figure | 54.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 141 | 124 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 706 | 707 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.2% | 16.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 2.0% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 8.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% Stronger figure | 20.4% | 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.
St Bede's Catholic High School
Burscough Priory Academy
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