Our Lady's RC High School, Manchester

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Our Lady's RC High School

Alworth Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester M9 0RP

https://www.olhs-manchester.org.uk/

Our Lady's RC High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Manchester). It has about 960 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Destinations, Environment and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Co-op Academy Manchester
1.7		Co-op Academy North Manchester
1.7		The King David High School
1.8		Abraham Moss Community School
1.8		Middleton Technology School
1.9		Parrenthorn High School
2.0		Edgar Wood Academy
2.1		St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
2.1		St Matthew's RC High School
2.2		St Anne's Church of England Academy
2.4		Manchester Communication Academy
2.4		Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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