OFSTED
28 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
446
446 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
233
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
213
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.4 pts
above England
School
48.2%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
above England
School
37.4%
Preston
31.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Preston
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
38.3%
171
Any other White background
22.0%
98
Pakistani
9.0%
40
African
8.5%
38
Indian
7.2%
32
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
14
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
21.1%
94 of
446 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 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
35.9
3.3 pts
below England
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
9.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.94 pts
higher than
England
School
9.16%
Preston
6.27%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.79 pts
higher than
England
School
28.60%
Preston
15.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.52 pts
higher than
England
School
5.32%
Preston
1.85%
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
106.2%
13.9 pts
above England
Christ The King Catholic High School
106.2%
Preston
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.