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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

West Lancashire, WN8 6JWSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Apr 2025
Progress 8
-0.73
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.5×
Not oversubscribed
69 1st-choice / 131 places
Ranking
#2,874
of 3,141 nationally

About Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School in West Lancashire received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in April 2025, a step up from the Inadequate grade it was given in June 2023. The inspection judged all four key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — as requiring improvement. The most telling academic metric is the school’s Progress 8 score of -0.73, which is well below average nationally and places it 73rd out of 90 secondary schools in Lancashire. That score means pupils here achieve nearly three-quarters of a grade less per subject than students with similar starting points across England. The school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 39.3, and just 26.9% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths, compared with 52.6% at grade 4 or above. Only 7.4% entered the EBacc combination of subjects.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressGlenburn Road, Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, WN8 6JW
HeadteacherMary Henshaw
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils849
Free School Meals (FSM)40.5%
School Capacity849 / 1,047 (81% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Apr 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

11
LibraryScience LabsPlaying FieldsICT SuiteSports HallArt StudiosSixth Form CentreAstro TurfGymnasiumMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

17

Sports

RoundersHockeyBasketballBadmintonNetballCross CountryTennis

Clubs & Activities

Young EnterpriseGardeningChessCodingBook ClubArt ClubDebateEco ClubDuke of EdinburghChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.