Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood

Voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire, England
53°46′52″N 2°43′34″W / 53.781200°N 2.726000°W / 53.781200; -2.726000InformationTypeVoluntary aided schoolReligious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1988 (merger)Local authorityLancashireDepartment for Education URN119779 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherRichard CharnockAge11 to 16Enrolment890~Websitevle.olchs.lancs.sch.uk

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
  • Dominic Lyne, author
  • Scott Fitzgerald (boxer), professional boxer.
St Cuthbert Mayne
  • Nick Park, filmmaker and animator. Opened the Learning Resource Centre in 2007.[7]

References

  1. ^ "History of Our Lady's Catholic High School – Our Lady's Catholic High School". www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "History of Our Lady's Catholic High School – Our Lady's Catholic High School". www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ "January 2018 Section 48 Report" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "September 2022 Section 5 Inspection Report" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ofsted | Our Lady's Catholic High School". 25 July 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. ^ Duncan, Pamela; García, Carmen Aguilar (6 September 2023). "Schools in England affected by Raac: the full government list". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Pupils roll out the red carpet for star". Lancashire Evening Post. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

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