Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Our Lady's Catholic High School

11–16Ages
902Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119779URN

St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.0 above Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

623 applications for 175 places · 10th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.9of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

12th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Lancashire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

623 applications · 175 places offered · 163 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	175	623	3.6	163	0.93
Sep 2025	180	629	3.5	166	0.92
Sep 2024	177	686	3.9	182	1.03
Sep 2023	179	749	4.2	213	1.19
Sep 2022	179	738	4.1	248	1.39
Sep 2021	179	793	4.4	242	1.35
Sep 2020	176	765	4.4	248	1.41
Sep 2019	179	739	4.1	233	1.30
Sep 2018	179	635	3.6	214	1.20
Sep 2017	179	605	3.4	212	1.18
Sep 2016	180	574	3.2	199	1.11
Sep 2015	178	537	3.0	199	1.12
Sep 2014	180	526	2.9	191	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

181 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.912th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%19th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	181	54.9	55%	77%	–
2024/25	180	50.0	43%	71%	–
2023/24	174	50.8	54%	71%	+0.24
2022/23	177	47.9	45%	66%	−0.05

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.6applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
Fulwood Academy
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.8applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
Ashton Community Science College
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Moor Park High School
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Broughton High School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2022

4.6applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Preston Muslim Girls High School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
Eden Boys' School, Preston
3.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 54.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 119779 · 888/4606
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 900 pupils · 902 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3SQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources