Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our vision for Corpus Christi Catholic High School is a vision of Catholic education at its best: an education of the highest quality that enables all children to thrive."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Duke of Edinburgh and Spanish.

In 2026, pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.67: pupils made well above 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 47.8, against 57.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 278 families put Corpus Christi Catholic High School as their first choice and 880 named it as one of their preferences, for 151 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 133 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Corpus Christi Catholic High School are Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 56.9); Lancashire Education Medical Services (0.3 miles); Fulwood Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); and Our Lady's Catholic High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.9).

Corpus Christi Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

95 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Corpus Christi Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 85% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (85%).

Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

In 2026, 76 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 19 (2.3%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corpus Christi High School (by), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Corpus Christi Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 175 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Corpus Christi Catholic High School issued 168 suspensions, 20.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Corpus Christi Catholic High School are Queen's Drive Primary School (0.4 miles); St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.4 miles); The Olive School, Preston (0.4 miles); and Kennington Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.