Holy Cross Catholic High School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Chorley (Lancashire).
Attainment 8
55.4
▲ 9.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
62.1%
▲ 16pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.3%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.4%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
976 / 975 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Sep 2022
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Holy Cross Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Chorley, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 977 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 975. The school is led by Mr Greg Lindley.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Departments
- Educational Visits
- Literacy Strategy
- Numeracy Strategy
- School Library
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 119803
- 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
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hilary Lunn | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Sands Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Hoyte | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Sands | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Marion Eccles | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Greg Lindley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matt Hogan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Stacy Young | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Coyle | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Hooson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tony Hilton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Anna McGar | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Hart | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Linda Margaret Walmsley Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record