St Cecilia's RC High School is a secondary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/01/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chapel Hill, Preston, PR3 2XA
Website: http://www.st-cecilias.co.uk/
Telephone: 01772783074
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Hall
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119800

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 485
Number of Pupils: 467
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 237

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.35 to 0.29
Of the 67 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 62 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:51%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Berry Lane , Longridge PR3 3JA
3out of 4 755 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid's Terrace , Longridge PR3 3WQ
3out of 4 1,001 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barnacre Road Primary School
Barnacre Road , Longridge PR3 2PD
3out of 4 1,231 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3BJ
3out of 4 2,028 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longridge High School
Preston Road , Longridge PR3 3AR
2out of 4 208 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Specialist School and College
Ribchester Road , Longridge PR3 3XB
3out of 4 1,809 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brook View School
Ward Green Lane , Ribchester PR3 3YB
- not rated 3,171 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.