Loreto High School Chorlton
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Manchester · M21 7SW · Manchester
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 143729
Didsbury High School
Free schools · Manchester · M20 2ET
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,220
Local authority
Manchester
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Manchester, Manchester, 1,220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 41.5%.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143729
Location
- Address
- 4 The Avenue, Didsbury
- Postcode
- M20 2ET
- Town
- Manchester
- Local authority
- Manchester
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,220
- Boys / girls
- 624 / 596
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,220 / 1,350 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- FSM pupils
- 438
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01615075600