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St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School

Officially St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale, OL16 4RX

Local ranking11th of 13 secondary schools in Rochdale
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1200

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from St Cuthbert's RC High School (URN 105845) since 1 July 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
39.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
29.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
47.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
18.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
224

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1057
Boys
502 (47%)
Girls
555 (53%)
Capacity
1200 (88% full)
SEND
21.7%
FSM Eligible
43.8%
EAL
29.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
19.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
63.7
Budget per Pupil
£8,387/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
10.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
32.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 52.5%
  • Black African: 16.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 8.6%
  • White Other: 7.4%
  • Black Other: 2.9%
  • Mixed Other: 2.6%
  • Other: 2.6%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%

52.5%

White British

16.4%

Black African

8.6%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149873
UKPRN
10092576
Establishment No.
4006
Trust
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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