Christ The King Catholic High School

Preston · PR1 4PR

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 446 pupils, 48.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Inadequate

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Christ The King Catholic High School

General Information

Address: Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, PR1 4PR – View on map
Phone: 01772252072
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Jones
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 75 families put it first for 95 places – 8 for every 10 places. 96% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2024 7 · 2025 12 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

446 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 214
% eligible for free school meals: 48.3%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Preston average)
English as an additional language: 37% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (Preston 13.7%, typical in England 15.5%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Lancashire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 88 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 8
Suspensions for bullying: 163 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 76 (1.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Lancashire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 28.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 32 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 35.9
Compared with the area: 13.3 points below the Preston average (49.2)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−9.6 points against an expected 45.5)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 43% (Preston 69%, England 65%)
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

10th of 10 secondary schools in Preston for Attainment 8

#8Fulwood Academy41.4
#9Moor Park High School39.3
#10Christ The King Catholic High School35.9

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Broughton High School59.3
#2Preston Muslim Girls High School56.2
#3Archbishop Temple Church of England High School55.4
#4Corpus Christi Catholic High School50.2
#5Our Lady's Catholic High School50.0
#6Eden Boys' School, Preston49.8
#7Ashton Community Science College44.6
#8Fulwood Academy41.4
#9Moor Park High School39.3
#10Christ The King Catholic High School35.9

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
Religious Studies
English Literature
Science Double Award
History
Business Studies
Geography
Spanish
Chemistry (General)
Sports Studies
Physics (General)
Biology
Art & Design
Computer Science
D & T
Polish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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8th of 8 secondary schools in Preston for Ofsted rating

#6Fulwood AcademyGood
#7Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolGood
#8Christ The King Catholic High SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Broughton High SchoolOutstanding
#2Eden Boys' School, PrestonOutstanding
#3Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolOutstanding
#4Ashton Community Science CollegeGood
#5Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolGood
#6Fulwood AcademyGood
#7Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolGood
#8Christ The King Catholic High SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,740 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 10 secondary schools in Preston for spending per pupil

#1Christ The King Catholic High School£9,740
#2Ashton Community Science College£9,510
#3Moor Park High School£9,159

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Christ The King Catholic High School£9,740
#2Ashton Community Science College£9,510
#3Moor Park High School£9,159
#4Preston Muslim Girls High School£9,022
#5Corpus Christi Catholic High School£8,021
#6Fulwood Academy£7,695
#7Our Lady's Catholic High School£7,551
#8Broughton High School£7,465
#9Eden Boys' School, Preston£7,244
#10Archbishop Temple Church of England High School£6,838

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Lancashire: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered