Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Preston, PR1 4PR
GCSE 2025/26
#2,504 of 3,312
Worse than 75% of schools in England
Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.
Ofsted report cardInspected 7 Jul 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 150615.
GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52.4% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.8% | 43.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 7.3% | 12.4% | 14.2% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 51.2% | 59.1% | 60.2% |
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | - | - |
Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 446 |
| Girls | 233 |
| Boys | 213 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.2% |
| First language not English | 37.4% |
| SEN support | 75 |
| EHC plan | 19 |
| Average class size | 20.1 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 8.1% | 8% |
| Persistent absence | 30.1% | 21.8% | 21.6% |
| Severe absence | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Year 7) | 95 |
| Applications (Year 7) | 210 |
| First preference applications (Year 7) | 75 |
| First preference offers (Year 7) | 72 |
| Applications from another local authority (Year 7) | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| School places | 596 |
| Pupils on roll | 414 |
| Unfilled places | 30.5% |
Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Teachers (FTE) | 3 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 0 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 0 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 54.3% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 17.5% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Frenchwood Community Primary School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Feb 2026. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | Nursery | Stoneygate Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2019. | |
| 0.6 mi | Not applicable | Imam Muhammad Zakariya School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.6 mi | 16 plus | Lancaster University School of Mathematics | Free schools 16 to 19 | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2015. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Eden Boys' School, Preston | Free schools | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 May 2018. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Stephen's CofE School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 15 Nov 2023. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2024. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 May 2022. |
Christ The King Catholic High School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 7 Jul 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
Christ The King Catholic High School ranks 2,504 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 75% of schools).
Christ The King Catholic High School has 446 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 596.
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.