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Our Lady's Catholic College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Morecambe Road, Lancaster LA1 2RX · olcc.lancs.sch.uk · 0152466689

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.3
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
981
85% of 1,148 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.4%
First language not English
15.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 165 (Places 187)165September 2023: 209 (Places 190)209September 2024: 134 (Places 184)134September 2025: 149 (Places 188)149September 2026: 132 (Places 166)132Places 166
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261661320.899%
September 2025Sept 20251881490.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241841340.7100%
September 2023Sept 20231902091.1▲80%
September 2022Sept 20221871650.988%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 34.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.7 (England 46.3)44.72017/18: 44.8 (England 46.5)44.82018/19: 40.5 (England 46.7)40.52021/22: 36.2 (England 48.8)36.22022/23: 38.2 (England 46.3)38.22023/24: 37.7 (England 45.9)37.72024/25: 41.3 (England 46.0)41.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.346.0
▼34.8%45.4%
▼59.4%64.8%
▼8.4%40.5%
▼3.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form34+2.5
Sixth form college4.7+0.7
Further education42.7−5
Apprenticeship7.3+3.9
Employment2−2.7
Not in a lasting destination7.3+0.6
Activity not captured20

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.6 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.6 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 34.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 28.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.3 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsC- (27.3)Average +0.03
53 studentsC- (27.3)Average +0.03
33 studentsDist- (31.7)Average +0.23
5.3%AAB or better
91.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2449C (28.4)+0.35
2022/2332C (30)—
2021/2236C+ (34.4)—
2018/1942B- (35)+0.47
2017/1830C+ (33.6)+0.28
2016/1772C (30.6)+0.01
2015/1660C- (27.6)-0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.4+23.2
Further and other education6.9−10.1
Further education5.2+1.4
Other education1.7−11.5
Apprenticeship3.4—
Employment17.2−18.6
Not in a lasting destination12.1−4.9
Activity not captured6.9—

Ofsted

Our Lady's Catholic College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
26 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (234 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
234
23% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼74% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●47% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 67%

based on 94 parents (40%) with SEND

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