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St Mary's Catholic High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided

Royal Avenue, Leyland PR25 1BS · lsmchs.com · 01772 421909

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
45
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
813
98% of 830 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.2%
First language not English
4.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 173 (Places 164)173September 2023: 166 (Places 166)166September 2024: 164 (Places 166)164September 2025: 209 (Places 162)209September 2026: 199 (Places 160)199Places 160
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261601991.2▲77%
September 2025Sept 20251622091.3▲74%
September 2024Sept 2024166164195%
September 2023Sept 2023166166191%
September 2022Sept 20221641731.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 43.8% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.9 (England 46.3)46.92017/18: 45.2 (England 46.5)45.22018/19: 43.3 (England 46.7)43.32021/22: 44.3 (England 48.8)44.32022/23: 42.5 (England 46.3)42.52023/24: 42.5 (England 45.9)42.52024/25: 45.0 (England 46.0)45.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4546
●43.8%45.4%
●65.6%64.8%
▼13.1%40.5%
▼3.584.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.3−0.1
Sixth form college3.3−6.8
Further education77.5+10.8
Apprenticeship3.3−0.3
Employment6+0.2
Not in a lasting destination7.9−1.5
Activity not captured0.7−1.5

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic High School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
10 Jun 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
112
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲77% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 41 parents (37%) with SEND

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