Our Lady's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Preston, PR2 3SQ
- Distance
- 2.0km away
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive, Ashton, Preston, PR2 1SL
Local ranking36th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
800
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 17 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 179
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 868
- Boys
- 469 (56%)
- Girls
- 368 (44%)
- Capacity
- 800 (105% full)
- SEND
- 20.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.4%
- EAL
- 12.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.3%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,510/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.9%
- White Other: 5.0%
- Black African: 4.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
76.9%
White British
5.0%
White Other
4.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 119707
- UKPRN
- 10014975
- Establishment No.
- 4000
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