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Holy Cross Catholic High School

Chorley, PR7 3LSSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
216 1st-choice / 189 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#225 of 3,141 nationally

About Holy Cross Catholic High School

Holy Cross Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary school in Chorley, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 976 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 975.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 Sept 2022). the published Attainment 8 score was 55.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 216 first-preference applications and 189 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMyles Standish Way, Chorley, Chorley, PR7 3LS
HeadteacherMr Greg Lindley
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils976
Free School Meals (FSM)12.3%
School Capacity976 / 975 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (15 Sept 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Mar 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:05

Source: holycross.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Holy Cross Catholic High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.