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St Cecilia's RC High School

URN: 119800

Address: Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2XA

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 7 January 2025:

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 28 January 2025
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 11 November 2019
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 January 2016
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 15 October 2014
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 24 December 2013
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 22 October 2013
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 October 2011
    PDF – Published

  8. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 26 July 2010
    PDF – Published

  9. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 January 2009
    PDF – Published

  10. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 01 December 2005
    PDF – Published

  11. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 11 March 2004
    PDF – Published
  12. Opened

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About St Cecilia's RC High School

  • Type: Secondary
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Roman Catholic
  • Local authority: Lancashire

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 570
  • School capacity: 485

Location

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  • Address: Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2XA
  • Region: North West

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