Holy Cross Catholic High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B72
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chorley, PR7 3LS
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Southlands High School
Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Local ranking69th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 167
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 931
- Boys
- 444 (54%)
- Girls
- 377 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (78% full)
- SEND
- 7.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.6%
- EAL
- 9.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 5.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,376/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
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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: 83.7%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Black African: 2.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
83.7%
White British
2.7%
White Other
2.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Clover Road
Chorley, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 143794
- UKPRN
- 10061804
- Establishment No.
- 4131
- Trust
- MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST
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