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Loreto High School Chorlton
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 7SW · loretochorlton.co.uk · 0161 881 9448
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 742
- 99% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
- First language not English
- 35%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 136 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 136 | 76 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 75 | 0.5 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 151 | 88 | 0.6 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 108 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 80 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 48.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 56.5 | −7.3 |
| Further education | 25.4 | +4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Employment | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | 0 |
Ofsted
Loreto High School Chorlton was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 15 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 15 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 45
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (33%) with SEND