St Mary's Catholic High SchoolFred Longworth High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic High School and Fred Longworth High School are secondary schools in Manchester.
St Mary's Catholic High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fred Longworth High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Mary's Catholic High School was judged Good and Fred Longworth High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.1 for St Mary's Catholic High School and 47.9 for Fred Longworth High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic High School (47.4 in 2021-22, 47.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Fred Longworth High School (50.9 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterSt Mary's Catholic High School | ManchesterFred Longworth High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 19 in Wigan | 6th of 19 in Wigan Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,537 | 1,283 | |
| Capacity | 1,569 | 1,275 | |
| Location | Manchester, M29 7EE | Manchester, M29 8JN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.1 | 47.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.8% | 50.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.4% Stronger figure | 68.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 253 | 247 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 89 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,561 | 1,288 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.0% | 23.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.0% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.7% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.4% | 21.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
St Mary's Catholic High School
Fred Longworth High School
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