Holy Cross Catholic High School, Chorley

For other schools with similar names, see Holy Cross School (disambiguation).

Holy Cross Catholic High School

Type	Voluntary aided school
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Ivan Gaughan
Location	Myles Standish Way Chorley Lancashire PR7 3LS England Coordinates: 53°38′11″N 2°37′48″W / 53.6364°N 2.6301°W / 53.6364; -2.6301
Local authority	Lancashire
DfE number	888/4742
DfE URN	119803 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Website	www.holycross.lancs.sch.uk

Holy Cross Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic Voluntary aided comprehensive school in Chorley, Lancashire, England.

The school provides co-educational education for approximately 830 pupils in the 11-16 age range, most of whom reside in Chorley itself, or the surrounding villages of Chorley Borough, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

The headteacher, Mr. Ivan Gaughan, joined the school in April 2014, after nine years as Deputy Headteacher at Blessed Trinity RC College, Burnley.

History

The school started as separate boys and girls only schools. St Augustines was the boys school, while St Hildas was an all-girls school. Until 1999 the school still operated in the remnants of the 2 separate school buildings joined by a pathway. The lower school site has now been demolished making way for new housing known as "The Bowers".

The Chorley East Link Road (B5252) was opened to the public during the afternoon of 22 November 2007, and the spur up to the school was opened for use on 23 November 2007, the following morning.

Inspections

The school was judged "good" by Ofsted in February 2014, and "outstanding" by the Archdiocese of Liverpool in March 2014.

Academic Success

The school's academic performance has improved considerably over recent years. Further information is available via the school website.

The school received a grant of £132,921 from the Big Lottery Fund in July 2006^[1] as part of an initiative by the Fund to boost school sports programmes. This grant was for a programme of eight activities, including one aimed at increasing girls' interest in sport, by introducing aerobics, dance and cheer-leading.

Extra Curricular

The school offers a wide range of enhancement activities, both during and beyond the school day covering sports, the arts, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Young Enterprise and many more. Details can be found on the school website.

References

↑ "Big Lottery Fund (North West) - Lottery backs school sports activities in North West". Government News Network. 2006. Retrieved 2006-02-13.

External links

Schools in the Borough of Chorley

Secondary schools	Albany Academy Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy Holy Cross Catholic High School Parklands High School Southlands High School St. Michael's CE High School

Special schools	Astley Park School Mayfield School

Independent schools	Bennett House School Westmorland School

Further education	Lancashire College Runshaw College

Schools in Lancashire

Primary schools	Maharishi School

Secondary schools	Academy@Worden Accrington Academy Albany Academy Alder Grange Community School All Hallows RC High School All Saints' RC School Archbishop Temple School Ashton Community Science College Balshaw's CE High School Baines School Bishop Rawstorne CE Academy Blessed Trinity RC College Bowland High Broughton High School Brownedge St Mary's RC High School Burnley High School Burscough Priory Science College Cardinal Allen Catholic High School Carnforth High School Carr Hill High School Central Lancaster High School Christ the King RC High School Colne Park High School Colne Primet Academy Corpus Christi RC High School Fearns Community School Fleetwood High School Fulwood Academy Garstang Community Academy Haslingden High School Hameldon Community College Heysham High School Hodgson Academy The Hollins Technology College Holy Cross RC High School Hutton Grammar School Lathom High School Leyland St Mary's RC High School Longridge High School Lostock Hall Academy Lytham St. Annes High School Maharishi School Marsden Heights Community College Millfield High School Moor Park High School Morecambe High School Mount Carmel RC High School Norden High School Ormskirk School Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Our Lady's Catholic College Our Lady's Catholic High School Parklands High School Pendle Vale College Penwortham Girls' High School Penwortham Priory Academy Preston Muslim Girls High School Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School Ribblesdale High School Ripley St Thomas CE High School St Aidan's CE Technology College St Augustine's RC High School St Bede's, Lytham St Annes St Bede's, Ormskirk St Cecilia's RC High School St Christopher's CE High School St Michael's CE High School Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School Shuttleworth College Sir John Thursby Community College Southlands High School Tarleton Academy Unity College Up Holland High School UTC Lancashire Walton-Le-Dale High School Wellfield High School West Craven High School Whitworth Community High School

Grammar schools	Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Independent schools	Arnold KEQMS Ashbridge School Heathland School Kirkham Grammar School Moorland School Oakhill College Rossall School St Annes College Grammar School Scarisbrick Hall School Stonyhurst College

Further education	Accrington and Rossendale College Burnley College Cardinal Newman College Lancashire College Lancaster and Morecambe College Nelson and Colne College Preston's College Runshaw College

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