OFSTED
19 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
23 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
812
812 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
392
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
420
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.9 pts
above England
School
31.7%
Pendle
33.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.6 pts
below England
School
16.7%
Pendle
36.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Pendle
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.0%
544
Any other White background
13.7%
111
Pakistani
9.7%
79
White and Asian
2.8%
23
Any other Asian background
1.7%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.0%
138 of
812 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.1
4.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.45 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.10 pts
higher than
England
School
10.31%
Pendle
6.23%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.61 pts
higher than
England
School
28.42%
Pendle
16.95%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.23 pts
higher than
England
School
6.03%
Pendle
1.50%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.2%
2.1 pts
below England
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
90.2%
Pendle
93.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.