Albany Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 3AY · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att844.5
- P8-0.1
- EM5+37%
- Absence9.4%
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119803
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Chorley · PR7 3LS
Ages 11–16 · 976 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
56.9
Overall absence
7.0%
Admissions demand
1.13 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-10-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.75
−20+2
Attainment 856.9
English & maths grade 5+66%
English & maths grade 4+85%
EBacc entry37%
EBacc APS: 5.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.9%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 998
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
1.13 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
218
Places offered
193
1st-preference offers
180
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 613
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 193
- Applications from outside LA
- 27
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 5
- 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 fill100%
976 pupils · 975 places
- Pupils on roll
- 976
- Boys / girls
- 493 / 483
- School capacity
- 975
- Capacity fill
- 976 / 975 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- FSM pupils
- 119
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mr Greg Lindley
Location
- Address
- Myles Standish Way
- Postcode
- PR7 3LS
- 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 voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Chorley, Lancashire, 976 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 12.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.
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%
0.8 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%
1.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Greg Lindley
- Telephone
- 01257262093