Loreto High School Chorlton
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Manchester
Nell Lane, Manchester, M21 7SW
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 15/05/2024
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
742
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
72 of 75 families who put it first got an offer
148
Places offered
497
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 75 | 72 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 111 | 40 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 130 | 17 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 181 | 19 | ● 10% |
| Total | 497 | 148 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tina Wilkinson
- Address
- Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW
- Phone
- 01618819448
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Chorlton Park · Manchester Withington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105574
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
742 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 807 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 19% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Language | 149 | 5% | 42% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 144 | 12% | 61% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 140 | 27% | 62% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 124 | 6% | 40% | 60% | |
| History | 65 | 15% | 42% | 66% | |
| Geography | 59 | 17% | 53% | 75% | |
| French | 48 | 23% | 58% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 29% | 68% | 79% | |
| Biology | 21 | 48% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 52% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 62% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Manchester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.