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St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale OL16 4RX · stcuthberts.stoccat.org.uk · 01706 647761
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Rochdale 40.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,023
- 85% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 30.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 127 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 | 127 | 103 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 182 | 131 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 215 | 149 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 148 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rochdale it was 40.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.37 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | — |
| Sixth form college | 26.7 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 53.3 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Ofsted
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 29 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105845), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105845)
Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105845)