Our Lady's Catholic High School Catchment Area
Our Lady's Catholic High School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Preston, Lancashire , serving pupils aged 11-16, with 902 pupils, and a capacity of 900 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-16
Age range
902
Pupils
900
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2022
Our Lady's Catholic High School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic High School?
The catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic High School is the geographic zone Lancashire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Lancashire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Our Lady's Catholic High School is managed by Lancashire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Lancashire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Lancashire catchment area documents →Our Lady's Catholic High School: at or above its 900 place limit
Our Lady's Catholic High School has a published admission number of 900 places. 902 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 900 places. Lancashire allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Preston.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Lancashire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Lancashire Council school admissions (official) →
Our Lady's Catholic High School: School Information
- Full address
- St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3SQ
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-16 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 119779
Other Secondary Schools in Preston
If Our Lady's Catholic High School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Preston are the next closest alternatives.
Ashton Community Science College Catchment Area
Community school · PR2 1SL
Broughton High School Catchment Area
Community school · PR3 5JJ
Penwortham Girls' High School Catchment Area
Community school · PR1 0SR
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form Catchment Area
Foundation school · PR1 6DT
Corpus Christi Catholic High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · PR2 8QY
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · PR5 6PB
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Lancashire
Our Lady's Catholic High School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Lancashire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Leyland
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Morecambe
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Lancaster
St Catherine's RC Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Leyland
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Our Lady's Catholic High School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Our Lady's Catholic High School
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic High School? ▾
The catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic High School is the geographic zone Lancashire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Lancashire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Our Lady's Catholic High School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Our Lady's Catholic High School currently has 902 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 900 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Our Lady's Catholic High School? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic High School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Lancashire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Our Lady's Catholic High School cover? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Preston, Lancashire, serving pupils aged 11-16. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Our Lady's Catholic High School? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic High School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2022. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.