St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire
Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
813
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
155 of 209 families who put it first got an offer
162
Places offered
478
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 209 | 155 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 6 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 115 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 478 | 162 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Phil Thompson
- Address
- Royal Avenue, Leyland, PR25 1BS
- Phone
- 01772421909
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Seven Stars · South Ribble
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119816
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
813 pupils · 830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 829 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 160 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 157 | 15% | 54% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 156 | 15% | 50% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 19% | 60% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 15% | 37% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 13% | 40% | 59% | |
| History | 70 | 13% | 59% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 24% | 64% | 80% | |
| Spanish | 37 | 5% | 38% | 59% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 6% | 37% | 54% | |
| Geography | 27 | 19% | 63% | 78% | |
| Biology | 24 | 8% | 58% | 79% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 24 | 38% | 79% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.