Our Lady's Catholic College
Voluntary aided secondary school in Lancaster (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
41.1
▼ 5.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
36.6%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.4%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.3
▼ 2.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.6%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.0%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
85%
981 / 1,148 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Requires improvement
last graded, 2024
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 09-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 10 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 34 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.