UK Schools
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Preston, Lancashire County Council, teaching 772 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School.
- 1–2 INSET Days
- 3 School Reopens (Autumn Term Begins)
- 24 Last Day of School for Autumn Half-Term 1
- 3 INSET Day
- 4 School Reopens for Autumn Half-Term 2
- 19 Last Day of School for Autumn Half-Term 2
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 School Reopens for Spring Half-Term 3
- 13 Last Day of School for Spring Half-Term 3
- 23 School Reopens for Spring Half-Term 4
- 2 Last Day of School for Spring Half-Term 4
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 20 School Reopens for Summer Half-Term 5
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Last Day of School for Summer Half-Term 5
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School Reopens for Summer Half-Term 6
- 17 Last Day of School for Summer Half-Term 6
- 20–21 INSET Days
- 22–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- School Reopens (Autumn Term Begins) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Last Day of School for Autumn Half-Term 1 Oct 24, 2025 Term
- INSET Day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- School Reopens for Autumn Half-Term 2 Nov 4, 2025 Term
- Last Day of School for Autumn Half-Term 2 Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens for Spring Half-Term 3 Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Last Day of School for Spring Half-Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
- School Reopens for Spring Half-Term 4 Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Last Day of School for Spring Half-Term 4 Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens for Summer Half-Term 5 Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of School for Summer Half-Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens for Summer Half-Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Last Day of School for Summer Half-Term 6 Jul 17, 2026 Term
- INSET Days Jul 20-21, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 22 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 17.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.