St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale, OL16 4RX
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Shields
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,118
- URN
- 105845
- Local authority
- Rochdale
About this school
St Cuthbert's RC High School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Rochdale. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Cuthbert's RC High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 240 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.2 | 37.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.61 -0.80 to -0.42 | -0.54 -0.73 to -0.35 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 26.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 49.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 17.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Trends over time
How St Cuthbert's RC High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How St Cuthbert's RC High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.8% | 42.5% | 1,118 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | 39.7 | 10.6% | 43.8% | 1,023 | 0.0 miles |
| Kingsway Park High School | 35.3 | 9.8% | 50% | 1,289 | 0.9 miles |
| The Crompton House Church of England Academy | 46.8 | 6.8% | 19.1% | 1,865 | 1.4 miles |
| Hollingworth Academy | 51.1 | 7.4% | 29.7% | 1,331 | 2.0 miles |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | 38.7 | 7.9% | 47.6% | 975 | 2.1 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.5%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 34.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Kingsway Park High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
The Crompton House Church of England Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Hollingworth Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Oldham
Other schools in Rochdale
- Falinge Park High School Secondary
- Hollingworth Academy Secondary
- Kingsway Park High School Secondary
- Matthew Moss High School Secondary
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Secondary
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Wardle Academy Secondary
- Whitworth Community High School Secondary
- Howard Street Nursery School Nursery
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Cuthbert's RC High School teach?
- St Cuthbert's RC High School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Rochdale.
- Has St Cuthbert's RC High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Cuthbert's RC High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Cuthbert's RC High School?
- St Cuthbert's RC High School had 1,118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have St Cuthbert's RC High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.2 in 2022/23 and 37.4 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Cuthbert's RC High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cuthbert's RC High School'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 31 October 2023.