St Cecilia's RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire
Chapel Hill, Preston, PR3 2XA
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/01/2025
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
581
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
577 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
104 of 135 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
297
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 135 | 104 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 102 | 13 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 297 | 120 | 40% |
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
- Helen Hall
- Address
- Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XA
- Phone
- 01772783074
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Alston & Hothersall · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119800
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
581 pupils · 577 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 588 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 45.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 115 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 18% | 46% | 63% | |
| English Language | 112 | 15% | 51% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 110 | 15% | 57% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 107 | 19% | 43% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 106 | 23% | 61% | 70% | |
| History | 69 | 35% | 62% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 28% | 70% | 90% | |
| Geography | 38 | 18% | 37% | 45% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 30 | 27% | 53% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 31% | 54% | 65% | |
| Physical Education | 25 | 24% | 84% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 25 | 12% | 28% | 52% |
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.