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Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Leyland · PR25 1RN · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att841.6
- P8-0.3
- EM5+37%
- Absence8.0%
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 119816
St Mary's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Leyland · PR25 1BS
Ages 11–16 · 813 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
42.5
Overall absence
8.5%
Admissions demand
0.99 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-07-13
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.11
−20+2
Attainment 842.5
English & maths grade 5+33%
English & maths grade 4+57%
EBacc entry23%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.4%
Unauthorised3.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 824
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
0.99 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
164
Places offered
166
1st-preference offers
156
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 444
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 166
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- 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 fill98%
813 pupils · 830 places
- Pupils on roll
- 813
- Boys / girls
- 437 / 376
- School capacity
- 830
- Capacity fill
- 813 / 830 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- FSM pupils
- 172
- 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 Phil Thompson
Location
- Address
- Royal Avenue
- Postcode
- PR25 1BS
- Town
- Leyland
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- 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 Leyland, Lancashire, 813 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.2%. 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.
Wellfield Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leyland · PR25 2TP · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Absence11.5%
- FSM37.9%
- Demand0.78
0.8 miles away
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Secondary
Leyland · PR25 3AH · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att852.1
- P80.2
- EM5+58%
- Absence6.2%
1.0 miles away
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Leyland · PR26 9HH · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att858.2
- P80.5
- EM5+75%
- Absence5.4%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Phil Thompson
- Telephone
- 01772421909