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St Cecilia's RC High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston PR3 2XA · st-cecilias.co.uk · 01772 783074
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 581
- 4 over 577 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 89% 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 | 119 | 127 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 135 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 133 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 96 | 110 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.2, and 41.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 38.5 | +3.6 |
| Further education | 32.3 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.6 | +3 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Cecilia's RC High School on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 87
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (28%) with SEND