Loreto High School ChorltonChorlton High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Loreto High School Chorlton and Chorlton High School are secondary schools in Manchester.

  • Loreto High School Chorlton scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Chorlton High School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Chorlton High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Loreto High School Chorlton was judged Requires improvement and Chorlton High School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.6 for Loreto High School Chorlton and 54.0 for Chorlton High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Loreto High School Chorlton (47.5 in 2021-22, 46.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Chorlton High School (54.2 in 2021-22, 54.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Loreto High School Chorlton versus Chorlton High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterLoreto High School ChorltonManchesterChorlton High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 31 in Manchester 8th of 31 in Manchester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll766 1,529
Capacity750 1,530
LocationManchester, M21 7SW Manchester, M21 7SL
GCSE results
Attainment 846.6 54.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.3% 61.2% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.8% 78.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc30.2% 70.9% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.08 5.06 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort149 299
Pupils
Pupils in the census766 1,529
Free school meals (ever 6)55.6% 30.7%
English as an additional language36.4% 29.2%
SEN support18.4% 20.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% 7.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.6% 19.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Loreto High School Chorlton

Chorlton High School

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