Our Lady's RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 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
- 1050 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 57.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 9% |
| Mixed | 9.4% |
| Other Black | 9.8% |
| White British | 27.5% |
| African | 30.3% |
| Unclassified | 3% |
| Indian | 2.4% |
| Other Asian | 2.2% |
| Caribbean | 2% |
| Pakistani | 1.8% |
| Chinese | 1.5% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 41% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 46% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 49.1 |
| Local authority average | 44.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.33 |
| Local authority average | 4.01 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
Admissions
Our Lady's RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 191
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 59
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 221 119 102 |
| Year 8 | 201 100 101 |
| Year 9 | 206 100 106 |
| Year 10 | 205 92 113 |
| Year 11 | 217 96 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.7% 3.0% |