Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Skelmersdale (Lancashire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
A nurturing Catholic community with kind, responsible learners achieving to their potential. As Headteacher of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School, it is a great privilege to give you a warm Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School.
Our Lady Queen of Peace is a proud and popular, fully inclusive Catholic school in Skelmersdale that welcomes pupils of all abilities and backgrounds.
The school is on a journey of continual rapid improvement and is ambitious working relentlessly to achieve high standards and expectations, provide outstanding pastoral care, excellent personal development opportunities, a robust curriculum and high academic standards. Our core values are Respect, Responsibility & Resilience.
Our school mission statement in Christ We Grow is at the heart of all that we do. As a learning community, we live out our Mission Statement striving for excellence through caring, sharing and achieving and live out our gospel values. We promote strong relationships and provide a learning environment that is nurturing, safe & secure.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Tennis
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119782
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (0 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Hren Former | Chair of Governors | Interim Executive Board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Shaw Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stephen Marston Former | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Phil Thompson Former | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Lee Mason Former | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Gill Donohoe Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mary Henshaw Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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