Loreto High School Chorlton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105574
- Address
- Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, M21 7SW
- Website
- www.loretochorlton.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 766 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 36.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 21.7%
Mixed 16.2%
African 12.8%
Other 11.4%
Other Black 9.8%
Other White 7.6%
Caribbean 5.5%
Pakistani 4%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 3.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.4
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Loreto High School Chorlton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 130
- From another Local Authority
- 41
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 76 76 |
| Year 8 | 152 91 61 |
| Year 9 | 161 73 88 |
| Year 10 | 148 79 69 |
| Year 11 | 153 91 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.7% 3.0% |