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St Mary's Catholic High School

South Ribble, PR25 1BSSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
199 1st-choice / 160 offers made
Ranking
#1,785
of 3,141 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic High School

St Mary's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary school in South Ribble, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 813 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 830.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (11 Jun 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 45.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 199 first-preference applications and 160 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
AddressRoyal Avenue, Leyland, South Ribble, PR25 1BS
HeadteacherMr Phil Thompson
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils813
Free School Meals (FSM)21.2%
School Capacity813 / 830 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Jun 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Jun 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 15 Jul 2016. 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

08:45 – 15:00

Source: lsmchs.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Catholic High School

St Mary's 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.