Our Lady's Catholic High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2. 2Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending an associated primary school
3. 3Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending other Catholic primary schools
4. 4Catholic children attending an associated primary school
5. 5Catholic children living in a nominated parish
6. 6Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admissi — Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission
7. 7Catholic children who attend other Catholic primary schools
8. 8Non-Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of adm — Non-Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission
9. 9Non-Catholic children who attend an associated primary school
10. 10Other Catholic children
11. 11Children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for at least 2 years or where there is a skills shorta — Children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for at least 2 years or where there is a skills shortage
12. 12Children of other faiths who show written evidence of commitment to that faith
13. 13All other children Reasonable steps may be taken to verify that the above criteria are met — All other children Reasonable steps may be taken to verify that the above criteria are met. If the acceptance of all the children in a given criterion were to take the number of places offered to above the

Own-authority determined admission arrangements for 2027-28, as published by Lancashire County Council on its determined 2027-28 admission arrangements page (document filed by the council as "Our Lady's Catholic High School 06 March 2026.pdf").

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.