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St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Elker Lane, Billington, Elker Lane, Billington, Clitheroe BB7 9JA · sarchs.com · 01254 823362
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,117
- 42 over 1,075 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- 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 214 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 | 214 | 199 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 190 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 238 | 242 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 236 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 213 | 220 | 1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 42.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.75 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119801)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.2 | +2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 13 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 52.4 | +6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | −4.5 |
| Employment | 3 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119801), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119801)
Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119801)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 200
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (29%) with SEND