Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, PR1 4PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 150615
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772252072
About this school
Christ The King Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Christ The King Catholic High School (URN 119781).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 |
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 Christ The King Catholic High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic High School compares
Christ The King Catholic High School ranked 75th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.9 | 9.2% | 46.4% | 446 | — |
| Eden Boys' School, Preston | 49.8 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 615 | 0.6 miles |
| Preston Muslim Girls High School | 56.2 | 4.9% | 23.5% | 607 | 1.1 miles |
| Moor Park High School and Sixth Form | 39.3 | 7.3% | 46.8% | 599 | 1.4 miles |
| Lostock Hall Academy | 47.6 | 7.2% | 18.1% | 759 | 1.4 miles |
| Penwortham Girls' High School | 52.9 | 5.9% | 17.1% | 799 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.39%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.16%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Eden Boys' School, Preston0.6 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Preston Muslim Girls High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Moor Park High School and Sixth Form1.4 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Lostock Hall Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Preston
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Penwortham Girls' High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Christ The King Catholic High School ranks 21st of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Preston.
- All Hallows Catholic High School Secondary
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Secondary
- Ashton Community Science College Secondary
- Broughton High School Secondary
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- Carr Hill High School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Preston Secondary
- Fulwood Academy Secondary
- Garstang Community Academy Secondary
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School Secondary
- Longridge High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic High School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic High School is Mrs Catherine Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic High School, 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 Christ The King Catholic High School?
- Christ The King Catholic High School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School full?
- Christ The King Catholic High School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. Christ The King Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School part of an academy trust?
- Christ The King Catholic High School is part of MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Christ The King Catholic High School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Christ The King Catholic High School ranked 75th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic High School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic High School'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 10 July 2026.