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St Mary's Catholic High School

Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS

Local ranking41st of 80 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

830

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
45.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
43.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
65.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
13.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size
160

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
89.0%
Continued in education
73.0%
Apprenticeships
8.0%
Employment
8.0%
Not sustained
8.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
817
Boys
439 (54%)
Girls
378 (46%)
Capacity
830 (98% full)
SEND
23.4%
FSM Eligible
21.3%
EAL
3.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
21.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
51.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,504/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.2%
  • White Other: 4.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Asian Other: 0.7%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.5%

89.2%

White British

4.5%

White Other

1.4%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119816
UKPRN
10016238
Establishment No.
5407

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