St Patrick's RC High School
56 New Lane, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7JJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Alison Byrne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 912
- URN
- 105986
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619212300
About this school
St Patrick's RC High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 912 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 183 | 185 | 183 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | 49.7 | 53.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.39 +0.18 to +0.59 | +0.07 -0.14 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 49.2% | 55.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 75.1% | 78.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 67% | 76% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
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 St Patrick'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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.1 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 936 |
| 2024/25 | 928 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Patrick's RC High School compares
St Patrick's RC High School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.8 | 6.6% | 20% | 912 | — |
| Salford City Academy | 46.1 | 10.3% | 45.2% | 876 | 0.6 miles |
| Ellesmere Park High School | 45.8 | 8% | 29.2% | 818 | 1.5 miles |
| Moorside High School | 41.8 | 9.2% | 29.9% | 1,129 | 1.9 miles |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 2.2 miles |
| Urmston Grammar Academy | 71.7 | 4.2% | 8.6% | 1,137 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 21 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.04%
- English as an additional language
- 19.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 16.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Salford City Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Ellesmere Park High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Moorside High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
All Hallows RC High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
Urmston Grammar Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Patrick's RC High School ranks 7th 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 St Patrick's RC High School teach?
- St Patrick's RC High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the executive principal of St Patrick's RC High School?
- The executive principal of St Patrick's RC High School is Mrs Alison Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Patrick's RC High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Patrick's RC High School, 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 St Patrick's RC High School?
- St Patrick's RC High School has 912 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Patrick's RC High School full?
- St Patrick's RC High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 912 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Patrick's RC High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Patrick's RC High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is St Patrick's RC High School a selective school?
- No. St Patrick's RC High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Patrick's RC High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.1 in 2022/23 and 53.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Patrick's RC High School rank locally?
- St Patrick's RC High School ranked 1st of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Patrick's RC High School's absence rate?
- St Patrick's RC High School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Patrick's RC High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Patrick'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 29 June 2026.