Christ The King Catholic High School
About Christ The King Catholic High School
Christ The King Catholic High School in Preston posts a Progress 8 score of -0.05, which is slightly above the Lancashire local authority average of -0.11 for secondary schools. That puts it in the 'Average' banding nationally, meaning pupils here make about as much progress as similar students across England. In the local rankings among 90 same-type schools, it sits at 32nd place, and within Preston itself it ranks 6th out of 11 secondaries. The school's Attainment 8 score of 37.9 reflects the average grade achieved across eight GCSE subjects, while 49.4% of pupils secured a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The EBacc average point score of 3.16 is modest, and only 16.5% of students entered the full EBacc suite of subjects. Compared with the top-performing local schools like Preston Muslim Girls High School (Progress 8 of 1.06) or Eden Boys' School (0.84), Christ The King is clearly not in the same league academically, but it does outperform the typical Lancashire state secondary on the headline progress measure.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Facilities
8Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
16Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:00
Source: ctk.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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