St Bede's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Ormskirk · L39 4TA · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att851.6
- P80.4
- EM5+51%
- Absence6.6%
1.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 148254
Ormskirk School
Academy sponsor led · Ormskirk · L39 2AT
Ages 11–18 · 1,169 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
45.9
Overall absence
11.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- 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 8-0.20
−20+2
Attainment 845.9
English & maths grade 5+52%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry14%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.9%
Unauthorised3.1%
- Authorised absence
- 8.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,149
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill74%
1,169 pupils · 1,590 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169
- Boys / girls
- 611 / 558
- School capacity
- 1,590
- Capacity fill
- 1,169 / 1,590 (74%)
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- FSM pupils
- 237
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr John Burnham
Location
- Address
- Wigan Road
- Postcode
- L39 2AT
- Town
- Ormskirk
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- 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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 1,169 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 22.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Burscough Priory Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Ormskirk · L40 7RZ · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att847.2
- P80.2
- EM5+51%
- Absence10.6%
2.5 miles away
The Acorns School
Ofsted: School remains GoodPupil referral unit
Ormskirk · L39 4QX · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- FSM64.9%
0.4 miles away
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ormskirk · L39 2DP · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM16.1%
0.5 miles away
Other independent school
L39 1PX · Lancashire
Ages 7–16
- Att85.0
- EM5+0%
0.8 miles away
Moorgate Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Ormskirk · L39 4RY · Lancashire
Ages 3–5
- FSM0.0%
0.9 miles away
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ormskirk · L40 6HL · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM6.7%
1.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Burnham
- Telephone
- 01695583040