Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Hughes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 742
- URN
- 105574
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618819448
About this school
Loreto High School Chorlton is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 742 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 138 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 46.2 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.72 -0.96 to -0.48 | -0.07 -0.32 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 42.8% | 48.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 68.1% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 35.5% | 30.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Loreto High School Chorlton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.1 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 764 |
| 2024/25 | 766 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loreto High School Chorlton compares
Loreto High School Chorlton ranked 16th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 9.3% | 55.6% | 742 | — |
| Chorlton High School | 54 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 1,532 | 0.2 miles |
| CHS South | 48.3 | 6.6% | 52.9% | 1,177 | 0.3 miles |
| Didsbury High School | 57.1 | 8.2% | 40.4% | 1,220 | 0.5 miles |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High School | 52.1 | 7.1% | 56.4% | 1,712 | 0.9 miles |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.61%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.25%
- Persistent absence
- 28.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chorlton High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
CHS South0.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Didsbury High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Whalley Range 11-18 High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Stretford Grammar School1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Loreto High School Chorlton ranks 24th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Loreto High School Chorlton teach?
- Loreto High School Chorlton teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Loreto High School Chorlton?
- The acting headteacher of Loreto High School Chorlton is Mrs Catherine Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Loreto High School Chorlton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loreto High School Chorlton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Loreto High School Chorlton?
- Loreto High School Chorlton has 742 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Loreto High School Chorlton full?
- Loreto High School Chorlton has capacity for 750 pupils and 742 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Loreto High School Chorlton a faith school?
- Yes. Loreto High School Chorlton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is Loreto High School Chorlton a selective school?
- No. Loreto High School Chorlton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Loreto High School Chorlton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Loreto High School Chorlton rank locally?
- Loreto High School Chorlton ranked 16th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Loreto High School Chorlton's absence rate?
- Loreto High School Chorlton's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Loreto High School Chorlton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loreto High School Chorlton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.