Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston

Information relating to autumn term 2026 year 7 admissions

Total parental preferences (considered equally)

Summary of policy

This is a voluntary aided school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.

1. Looked after Children and previously looked after Children. This includes Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in states care as a result of being adopted.

2. Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending an associated primary school

3. Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending other Catholic primary schools

4. Catholic children attending an associated primary school

5. Catholic children living in a nominated parish

6. Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission

7. Catholic children who attend other Catholic primary schools

8. Non-Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission

9. Non-Catholic children who attend an associated primary school

10. Other Catholic children

11. Children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for at least 2 years or employed due to a skills shortage.

12. Children of other faiths who show written evidence of commitment to that faith

13. All other children

If the acceptance of all the children in a given criterion were to take the number of places offered to above the admission number, then places will be offered first to those pupils living nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure.  The distance will be measured using the Lancashire County Council's geographical information system, the measurement being taken from the central point of the property to the central point of the school until the admission number is reached.  In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Parishes and Primary Schools

Our Lady's serves, in the first instance, the Catholic community living in the nominated parishes (set out below) or attending their associated primary schools:

• Holy Family – Ingol and St Anthony’s - Fulwood    

• Our Lady and St Edwards - Fulwood

• St John Paul II – Ashton                                    

• St Andrew’s – Cottam and St Mary’s - Lea Town    

• Saint Mary's - Fernyhalgh                                     

• St Mary’s, Newhouse – Barton

• Hill Chapel - Goosnargh 

• Saint Mary and St Michael's - Garstang

• Saint Robert's - Catforth

• Saint Thomas' - Claughton                                                                           

Transport

Please see the main school admissions section.

Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.

Definitions

Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.

• Distance

• Parents / family members

• Medical/social/welfare

• Looked after children and previously looked after children