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Our Lady's Catholic College

Lancaster, LA1 2RXSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Mar 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
132 1st-choice / 166 offers made
Ranking
#2,614
of 3,141 nationally

About Our Lady's Catholic College

Our Lady's Catholic College is a state-funded secondary school in Lancaster, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 981 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,148.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (26 Mar 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 41.3 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C for 2023/24. admissions data records 132 first-preference applications and 166 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

Figures can refer to different reporting periods. Check the date and source shown beside each section. How Classpot uses published data.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMorecambe Road, Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 2RX
HeadteacherMrs Helen Seddon
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils981
Free School Meals (FSM)38.6%
School Capacity981 / 1,148 (85% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:00

Breakfast club

08:15-08:55

After-school care

15:00-17:00

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

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Our Lady's Catholic College has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.