Our Lady's RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 2021 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
- 105576
- Address
- Alworth Road, Higher Blackley, M9 0RP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 999 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 60.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
African 33%
White British 25.9%
Other White 9.3%
Other Black 9%
Mixed 8.5%
Unclassified 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 2.1%
Chinese 2.1%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.39
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Our Lady's RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 103 101 |
| Year 8 | 200 98 102 |
| Year 9 | 203 90 113 |
| Year 10 | 211 95 116 |
| Year 11 | 181 89 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% |