Voluntary aided school · Manchester

Loreto High School Chorlton

11–16Ages
742Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105574URN

Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Manchester median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester

452 applications for 136 places · 7th of 32 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.3of 90

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

24th of 31 in Manchester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Manchester median (2.5) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

452 applications · 136 places offered · 76 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Manchester median median 2.5
2025 3.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2024 3.7; Manchester median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Manchester median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Manchester median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Manchester median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Manchester median median 2.4
2019 2.4; Manchester median median 2.3
2018 2.6; Manchester median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Manchester median median 2.1
2016 2.9; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2014 2.9; Manchester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Manchester median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	136	452	3.3	76	0.56
Sep 2025	148	497	3.4	75	0.51
Sep 2024	151	557	3.7	88	0.58
Sep 2023	159	585	3.7	108	0.68
Sep 2022	134	337	2.5	80	0.60
Sep 2021	148	332	2.2	68	0.46
Sep 2020	146	344	2.4	92	0.63
Sep 2019	138	325	2.4	99	0.72
Sep 2018	148	385	2.6	139	0.94
Sep 2017	154	439	2.9	83	0.54
Sep 2016	145	426	2.9	92	0.63
Sep 2015	149	413	2.8	110	0.74
Sep 2014	151	431	2.9	115	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

146 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.324th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%27th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Manchester 67% England 66%

This school
Manchester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	146	42.3	34%	58%	–
2024/25	149	46.6	48%	70%	–
2023/24	138	46.2	43%	68%	−0.07
2022/23	147	42.1	35%	59%	−0.72

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Loreto High School ChorltonThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Chorlton High School
0.4 km · Manchester

2025

3.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
CHS South
0.4 km · Manchester

Good2023

3.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Didsbury High School
0.9 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

6.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
William Hulme's Grammar School
1.6 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2025

5.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Stretford Grammar School
2.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good · improving2024

7.3applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Manchester Academy
3.3 km · Manchester

Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Stretford High School
3.4 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 46.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 105574 · 352/4753
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 750 pupils · 742 on roll
Free school meals: 57.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources