UK Schools
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Holy Cross Catholic High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Chorley, Lancashire County Council, teaching 976 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in September 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 55 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 6 January 2026 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Holy Cross Catholic High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Holy Cross Catholic High School.
- 3 School reopens for Year 7 and 11
- 4 School reopens for all pupils
- 24 School closes for Autumn Half Term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–3 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 4 School reopens after Autumn Half Term
- 19 School closes for Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (approx. two weeks between Autumn and Spring Terms)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday (approx. two weeks between Autumn and Spring Terms)
- 1 New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday)
- 6 School reopens for Spring Term
- 13 School closes for Spring Half Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 School reopens after Spring Half Term
- 27 School closes for Easter Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (approx. two weeks between Spring and Summer Terms)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (approx. two weeks between Spring and Summer Terms)
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13 School reopens for Summer Term
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes for Summer Half Term
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School reopens after Summer Half Term
- 20 School closes for Summer Holiday
- 21–31 Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School reopens for Year 7 and 11 September 3, 2025 Event
- School reopens for all pupils September 4, 2025 Event
- School closes for Autumn Half Term October 24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27 – November 3, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens after Autumn Half Term November 4, 2025 Holiday
- School closes for Christmas Holiday December 19, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens for Spring Term January 6, 2026 Term
- School closes for Spring Half Term February 13, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16 – February 20, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Spring Half Term February 23, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Easter Holiday March 27, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for Summer Term April 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Half Term May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25 – May 29, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Summer Half Term June 1, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Holiday July 20, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday (approx. two weeks between Autumn and Spring Terms) December 22, 2025 – January 5, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (approx. two weeks between Spring and Summer Terms) March 30 – April 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (approx. six weeks) July 21 – September 2, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday) January 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) April 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Holy Cross Catholic High School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 55 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 17% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% 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 Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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.