Holy Cross Catholic High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 3LS · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att856.9
- P80.8
- EM5+66%
- Absence7.0%
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 138544
Albany Academy
Academy converter · Chorley · PR7 3AY
Ages 11–16 · 725 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Overall absence
9.4%
Admissions demand
0.85 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-03-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.10
−20+2
Attainment 844.5
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+60%
EBacc entry15%
EBacc APS: 3.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.2%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 7.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 736
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.85 · Often has places
1st preferences
124
Places offered
146
1st-preference offers
104
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 584
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 146
- Applications from outside LA
- 58
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill96%
725 pupils · 756 places
- Pupils on roll
- 725
- Boys / girls
- 391 / 334
- School capacity
- 756
- Capacity fill
- 725 / 756 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- FSM pupils
- 226
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ALBANY LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- ALBANY LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Albany Academy
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Mayland
Location
- Address
- Bolton Road
- Postcode
- PR7 3AY
- Town
- Chorley
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Chorley, Lancashire, 725 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 31.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Southlands High School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 2NJ · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att839.1
- P8-0.5
- EM5+30%
- Absence11.4%
1.2 miles away
Parklands High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 1LL · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att850.8
- P80.4
- EM5+54%
- Absence6.9%
1.4 miles away
St Michael's Church of England High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 1RS · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att859.7
- P80.6
- EM5+78%
- Absence4.7%
1.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Mayland
- Telephone
- 01257244020