Our Lady's RC High School
Alworth Road, Manchester, M9 0RP
1,046 pupils · 100% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 45.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 40.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 232 | 570 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 203 | 259 | 641 | 203 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 200 | 258 | 637 | 200 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 202 | 515 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 183 | 411 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 176 | 406 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 155 | 171 | 414 | 155 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 157 | 166 | 403 | 157 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Co-op Academy Manchester 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Co-op Academy North Manchester 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dixons Middleton Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Edgar Wood Academy 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The King David High School 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Parrenthorn High School 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.