St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk

In its own words: "The Governing Body at St Bede’s are the strategic Catholic leaders of our High School and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. I am delighted to introduce you to St Bede’s Catholic High School."

In 2026, pupils at St Bede's Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is down from 55 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.41: 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 35.6, against 56.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 176 families put St Bede's Catholic High School as their first choice and 432 named it as one of their preferences, for 133 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 44 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Bede's Catholic High School are Ormskirk School (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 42.3); Burscough Priory Academy (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); Deyes High School (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1); and Maricourt Catholic High School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6).

St Bede's Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

153 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bede's Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 137 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 75 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 19 (2.7%) 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 Aughton Park Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Bedes RCHS (by), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Bede's Catholic High School issued 42 suspensions, 5.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Bede's Catholic High School are Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.5 miles), Ormskirk Asmall Primary School (0.7 miles) and Ormskirk Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.