St Bede's Catholic High SchoolOrmskirk School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ormskirk.
Summary of the comparison
St Bede's Catholic High School and Ormskirk School are secondary schools in Ormskirk.
St Bede's Catholic High School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ormskirk School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below 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 Ormskirk School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.0 for St Bede's Catholic High School and 42.4 for Ormskirk School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Bede's Catholic High School (54.6 in 2021-22, 55.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ormskirk School (43.5 in 2022-23, 42.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OrmskirkSt Bede's Catholic High School | OrmskirkOrmskirk School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 80 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 50th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 706 | 1,212 | |
| Capacity | 689 | 1,590 | |
| Location | Ormskirk, L39 4TA | Ormskirk, L39 2AT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.0 Stronger figure | 42.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65.2% Stronger figure | 40.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.1% Stronger figure | 60.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.1% Stronger figure | 14.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 Stronger figure | 3.63 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 212 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 63 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 24.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 26.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 19.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 706 | 1,212 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.2% | 21.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 5.1% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 11.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 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
Ormskirk School
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