Christ The King Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lancashire
Lawrence Avenue, Preston, PR1 4PR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 28/09/2022
Application demand
68%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
446
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
68%
1st preference success rate
83 of 122 families who put it first got an offer
99
Places offered
262
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 122 | 83 | ● 68% |
| 2nd preference | 74 | 11 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Total | 262 | 99 | 38% |
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
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Catherine Jones
- Address
- Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, PR1 4PR
- Phone
- 01772252072
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Fishwick & Frenchwood · Preston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150615
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
446 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
28 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 451 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 20.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 79 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 78 | 5% | 31% | 53% | |
| English Language | 78 | 9% | 35% | 62% | |
| Religious Studies | 77 | 9% | 36% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 77 | 5% | 35% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 56 | 0% | 5% | 21% | |
| History | 42 | 5% | 19% | 40% | |
| Business | 34 | 0% | 9% | 26% | |
| Geography | 32 | 3% | 9% | 25% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 32% | 54% | 75% | |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 48% | 76% | |
| Physics | 21 | 10% | 38% | 76% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 10% | 48% | 76% |
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.