Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Mary's Catholic High School

11–16Ages
813Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119816URN

Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

474 applications for 160 places · 29th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.8of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

33rd of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

11 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
21 June 2016
Graded inspection: Good

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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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

474 applications · 160 places offered · 199 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6

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	160	474	3.0	199	1.24
Sep 2025	162	478	3.0	209	1.29
Sep 2024	166	444	2.7	164	0.99
Sep 2023	166	395	2.4	166	1.00
Sep 2022	164	391	2.4	173	1.05
Sep 2021	162	336	2.1	136	0.84
Sep 2020	162	347	2.1	153	0.94
Sep 2019	142	319	2.3	119	0.84
Sep 2018	141	303	2.2	126	0.89
Sep 2017	125	252	2.0	103	0.82
Sep 2016	112	231	2.1	96	0.86
Sep 2015	84	210	2.5	64	0.76
Sep 2014	122	271	2.2	112	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

156 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.833rd of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%30th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	156	46.8	46%	75%	–
2024/25	160	45.0	44%	66%	–
2023/24	151	42.5	33%	57%	−0.11
2022/23	152	42.5	41%	59%	−0.37

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

St Mary's Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Academy@Worden
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Wellfield Academy
1.2 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
Balshaw's Church of England High School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
4.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Lostock Hall Academy
5.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Parklands High School
5.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
St Michael's Church of England High School
5.6 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.5applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
6.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 119816 · 888/5407
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 830 pupils · 813 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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