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

Academy sponsor led · Rochdale · OL16 4RX

Ages 11–16 · 1,023 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

12.9%

Admissions demand

0.85 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-03-29

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence12.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)38.8%
Unauthorised8.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.4%
Enrolments in measure
1,155

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.85 · Often has places

1st preferences

149

Places offered

215

1st-preference offers

149

Total preferences (any rank)
391
Preferred offers (top 3)
177
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

1,023 pupils · 1,200 places

Pupils on roll
1,023
Boys / girls
496 / 527
School capacity
1,200
Capacity fill
1,023 / 1,200 (85%)
Free school meals
43.2%
FSM pupils
442
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Keenan

Location

Address
Shaw Road, Thornham
Postcode
OL16 4RX
Town
Rochdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Rochdale
District
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Rochdale, Rochdale, 1,023 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 43.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Rochdale
64
Secondary schools in Rochdale
8
Academies among open schools in Rochdale
41% (26)
Open schools in OL16
18
Secondary in OL16
3
Open schools in Rochdale LA
106
Secondary in Rochdale LA
13

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+18%
    • Absence10.8%

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    • Att845.9
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    • Absence8.9%

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  • E-ACT the Oldham Academy North

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    • P80.4
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence7.5%

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  • Matthew Moss High School

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    • Att841.8
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+37%
    • Absence9.6%

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  • North Chadderton School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.2
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    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.2%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Keenan
Telephone
01706647761
Website
http://www.stcuthberts.stoccat.org.uk

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