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Corpus Christi Catholic High School

St Vincent's Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8QY ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2025Roman Catholic
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At a glance

A state Roman Catholic secondary school for ages 11–16 in Preston. Ofsted inspection (July 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 50.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 278 families put it first for 151 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
813
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Lancashire
Headteacher
Mr John Hankin
School website 01772716912 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 8 Jul 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (29 Feb 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 156 pupils

Attainment 8
50.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
50.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
71.2%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.67
2023/24 · CI 0.43 to 0.92
This school
50.2
Lancashire
45.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
151
1st preferences
278
All applications
880
1st prefs per place
1.84
More first choices than places

145 of 278 first-preference applicants were offered a place (52%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
807
Capacity
800
102% full
Girls / boys
49/51
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)29.7%
  • English as an additional language23.5%
  • SEN support8.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.6%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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