Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood Explained

Our Lady's Catholic High School
Address:St Anthony's Drive
Postcode:PR2 3SQ
Country:England
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Preston
Established:1988 (merger)
Head:Richard Charnock
Local Authority:Lancashire
Dfeno:888/4606
Urn:119779
Ofsted:Yes
Enrolment:890~
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16

Our Lady's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, situated in Fulwood, a suburb in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. It is located close to the affiliated St Anthony's Church and St Anthony's RC Primary School. The current headteacher is Richard Charnock.

History

Our Lady's was founded as a result of a merger between two schools: St Edmund Campion School and St Cuthbert Mayne High School (known as Blessed Cuthbert Mayne High before Cuthbert Mayne was canonised). While in the school's early years, both campuses were used, the school is now based at the original St Cuthbert Mayne site in Fulwood.[1]

In 2004 Our Lady's became a Mathematics and Computing School, and in 2014 it became the lead-school of the Catholic Teaching Alliance, an association of over 50 Catholic schools.[2]

In January 2018, Our Lady's underwent a Section 48 Inspection by the Diocese of Lancaster Education Service. The school received scores of 1 for both Religious Education and Catholic Life, indicating an outstanding result.[3]

In September 2022, Our Lady's was rated Good in all areas by Ofsted.[4] [5]

In 2023, the school was one of those identified as having buildings that could be structurally unsound because reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete had been used in their construction.[6]

Notable former pupils

Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Cuthbert Mayne

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Our Lady's Catholic High School – Our Lady's Catholic High School . 2023-02-20 . www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk.
  2. Web site: History of Our Lady's Catholic High School – Our Lady's Catholic High School . 2023-02-20 . www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk.
  3. Web site: January 2018 Section 48 Report . 20 February 2023.
  4. Web site: September 2022 Section 5 Inspection Report . 20 February 2023 .
  5. Web site: Ofsted Our Lady's Catholic High School . 25 July 2022 . 20 February 2023.
  6. News: Duncan . Pamela . García . Carmen Aguilar . Schools in England affected by Raac: the full government list . 18 September 2023 . The Guardian . 6 September 2023.
  7. Web site: 5 April 2024 . Preston cyclist James is heading for hills . 27 April 2024 . Lancashire Post.
  8. News: Pupils roll out the red carpet for star. Lancashire Evening Post. 27 April 2013. 21 May 2013.