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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale WN8 6JW · olqp.org.uk · 01695 725635
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 786
- 75% of 1,047 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 131 | 72 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 131 | 69 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 90 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 160 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.1, and 26% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.33 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 20 | −8.7 |
| Further education | 64 | +14.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −5.1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 72
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (31%) with SEND