79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
67%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
37%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
945.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
977
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Holy Cross Catholic High School · Secondary · Lancashire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
-5pp
85%78%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
67%
+1pp
71%64%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
Attainment 8
55.0
-1.9
57.154.051.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.0
EBacc entry
37%
-0pp
40%36%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
EBacc APS
945.1
-3.6
964.3823.5682.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 945.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
977
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Myles Standish Way, Chorley, PR7 3LS
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79% | 67% | 55.0 | Not applicable | 37% | 945.1 | 43% | 977 |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 66% | 56.9 | +0.75 | 37% | 948.7 | 46% | 984 |
| 2022/23 | 76% | 63% | 52.3 | +0.34 | 31% | 885.7 | 37% | 987 |
| 2021/22 | 85% | 71% | 57.1 | +0.52 | 40% | 964.3 | 46% | 974 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 57% | 51.0 | +0.13 | 33% | 682.7 | 42% | 868 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 53% | 49.0 | -0.04 | 31% | 639.1 | 39% | 818 |
| 2016/17 | 71% | 49% | 47.9 | -0.05 | 36% | — | 41% | 788 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 977 | 16.9 | 18% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 984 | 19.0 | 12% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 19% |
| 2022/23 | 987 | 16.6 | 8% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 974 | 17.0 | 6% | 4% | 13% | 7% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 950 | 17.7 | 5% | 4% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 868 | 17.2 | 4% | 4% | 16% | 4% | 7% |
| 2017/18 | 818 | 17.4 | 4% | 4% | 18% | 4% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 788 | 15.3 | 4% | 3% | 18% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.