Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Each young adult entrusted to us has many God-given gifts and talents. As a school, our mission is to discover and develop these talents to their full potential. That light also represents hope, truth, courage and love and these should all be developed, shared and allowed to shine with generosity and pride."

In 2026, pupils at Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.03: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.2, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 150 families put Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School as their first choice and 363 named it as one of their preferences, for 159 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School are Walton-Le-Dale High School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 33.4); Lostock Hall Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Christ The King Catholic High School (1.7 miles, Attainment 8 41); and Eden Boys' School, Preston (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.5).

Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

106 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 86 pupils (11.1%) received SEN support and 16 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Bamber Bridge Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brownedge St Marys (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School issued 45 suspensions, 5.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School are St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles); Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (0.5 miles); and Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.