Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8AY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Cafferkey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 769
- URN
- 119799
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253872659
About this school
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Fleetwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 769 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 147 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.55 to -0.10 | -0.42 -0.65 to -0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 34% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 56.5% | 63.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 15.6% | 22.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 796 |
| 2024/25 | 783 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood compares
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood ranked 46th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.5 | 6.9% | 28.9% | 769 | — |
| Fleetwood High School | 35.8 | 10.4% | 53.7% | 1,025 | 0.6 miles |
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College | 48.5 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 877 | 3.0 miles |
| Saint Aidan's Church of England High School | 47 | 7.1% | 16.9% | 820 | 3.1 miles |
| Montgomery Academy | 40 | 9% | 37.3% | 1,192 | 3.3 miles |
| Hodgson Academy | 49.5 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 1,121 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 18.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fleetwood High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Fleetwood
-
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College3.0 miles
Secondary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Montgomery Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Hodgson Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Poulton-Le-Fylde
Other schools in Fleetwood
- Fleetwood High School Secondary
- Charles Saer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Primary
- Larkholme Primary School Primary
- Shakespeare Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Primary
- Rossall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood teach?
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Fleetwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood?
- The headteacher of Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood is Mr Andrew Cafferkey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood?
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood has 769 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood full?
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood has capacity for 800 pupils and 769 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood a faith school?
- Yes. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Is Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood a selective school?
- No. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42 in 2022/23 and 43.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood ranked 46th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood's absence rate?
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.