St Mary's Catholic High SchoolAcademy@Worden
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leyland.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic High School and Academy@Worden are secondary schools in Leyland.
St Mary's Catholic High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Academy@Worden scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic High School was judged Good and Academy@Worden was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for St Mary's Catholic High School and 42.4 for Academy@Worden.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at St Mary's Catholic High School (44.3 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Academy@Worden (46.0 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeylandSt Mary's Catholic High School | LeylandAcademy@Worden | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 43rd of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 813 | 660 | |
| Capacity | 830 | 590 | |
| Location | Leyland, PR25 1BS | Leyland, PR25 1RN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 Stronger figure | 42.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% Stronger figure | 31.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.0% Stronger figure | 51.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 156 | 86 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 817 | 618 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.3% | 33.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.9% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 21.2% | 10.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.9% | 17.7% 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.
St Mary's Catholic High School
Academy@Worden
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