# Holy Cross Catholic High School, Chorley

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For other schools with similar names, see [Holy Cross School (disambiguation)](/source/Holy_Cross_School_(disambiguation)).

**Holy Cross Catholic High School** is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [Voluntary aided](/source/Voluntary_aided_school) [comprehensive school](/source/Comprehensive_school) in [Chorley](/source/Chorley), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), England.

The school provides [co-educational](/source/Coeducation) 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](/source/Diocese) of [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool).

The headteacher, Mr. Ivan Gaughan, joined the school in April 2014, after nine years as Deputy Headteacher at [Blessed Trinity RC College](/source/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 Chorley East Link Road ([B5252](/source/B5252_road)) 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 "outstanding" by [Ofsted](/source/Ofsted) in October 2017, and "outstanding" by the [Archdiocese](/source/Diocese) of [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) in March 2019.

## Academics

The school received a grant of £132,921,000 from the [Big Lottery Fund](/source/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](/source/Aerobics), dance and [cheer-leading](/source/Cheerleading).

## Extracurricular activities

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](/source/Duke_of_Edinburgh's_Award)*, *[Young Enterprise](/source/Young_Enterprise)* and many more.

## References

1. ["Big Lottery Fund (North West) - Lottery backs school sports activities in North West"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155211/http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=213318). *Government News Network*. 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=213318) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-02-13.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.holycross.lancs.sch.uk)
- [Lancashire County Council](http://www.lancashire.gov.uk)
- [Archdiocese of Liverpool](http://www.archdiocese-of-liverpool.co.uk/)

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