Loreto High School Chorlton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 16 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
- http://loretochorlton.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 764 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 22.1%
Mixed 16.4%
African 13.6%
Other 9.3%
Other White 8%
Other Black 7.9%
Caribbean 5.9%
Pakistani 5.4%
Unclassified 3.5%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Loreto High School Chorlton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 130
- From another Local Authority
- 46
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 92 64 |
| Year 8 | 164 76 88 |
| Year 9 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 10 | 154 92 62 |
| Year 11 | 142 84 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 36.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 14.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 35.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.8% 1.0% |