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OpenSecondaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 105986

St Patrick's RC High School

Voluntary aided school · Manchester · M30 7JJ

Ages 11–16 · 912 pupils · Salford

Ofsted

Strong standard

Attainment 8

49.7

Overall absence

7.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.07
−20+2
Attainment 849.7
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+75%
EBacc entry67%

EBacc APS: 4.7

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
948

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

912 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
912
Boys / girls
452 / 460
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
912 / 900 (101%)
Free school meals
21.4%
FSM pupils
195
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 1116

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 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
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Byrne

Location

Address
56 New Lane, Eccles
Postcode
M30 7JJ
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
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 voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Manchester, Salford, 912 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.4%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Secondary schools in Manchester
61
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M30
21
Secondary in M30
3
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Secondary in Salford LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

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

  • Salford City Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Manchester · M30 7PQ · Salford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att844.7
    • P80.1
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence9.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M30 9BP · Salford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att842.7
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+35%
    • Absence7.9%

    1.5 miles away

  • Moorside High School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M27 0AP · Salford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att842.8
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+43%
    • Absence9.3%

    1.9 miles away

  • All Hallows RC High School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Salford · M6 8AA · Salford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att850.1
    • P80.3
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence6.0%

    2.2 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M41 5UG · Trafford

    Ages 11–18

    • Att875.9
    • P80.9
    • EM5+99%
    • Absence4.2%

    2.2 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M28 7JB · Salford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att844.4
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+43%
    • Absence8.9%

    2.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M41 5DR · Trafford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att849.2
    • P80.0
    • EM5+55%
    • Absence7.5%

    2.3 miles away

  • Lostock High School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Secondary

    Manchester · M32 9PL · Trafford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att838.4
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence11.2%

    2.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Byrne
Telephone
01619212300

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