Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Secondary schoolCardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a secondary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,186 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School was 46.0, against 43.1 in Rochdale and 46.2 in England.
42.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.9% | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.7% | 59.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 210 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Newlands SchoolSpecial. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025500 m
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024510 m
- Hollin Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Hopwood Hall CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- St Anne's Church of England AcademySecondary. Good (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochdale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).