St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, Clitheroe

From the headteacher's welcome: "St. Augustine's is a thriving Catholic school with a reputation for the very highest standards, outstanding students, and exceptional staff. Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church underpin all aspects of school life and we place Christ at the centre of all that we do."

In 2026, pupils at St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made 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 31.8, against 47.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.8 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 199 families put St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 545 named it as one of their preferences, for 214 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy are The Hyndburn Academy (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.1); Ribblesdale School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); Pleckgate High School (4.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.8); and Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5).

St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 157 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 91 (8.1%) 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 Whalley Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Augustines RCHS (by), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 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 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy issued 275 suspensions, 24.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy are Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles); Whalley Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles); and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.