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

St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,023 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E149873. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,023
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 149873

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy was 37.9, against 43.1 in Rochdale and 46.2 in England.
22.8% 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 | 37.9 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22.8% | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40.6% | 59.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 197 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Thornham St. James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornham-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e151315): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, November 2023
- [Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151602): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-balderstone-e151362): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Kingsway Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-park-high-school-e148790): 1.5 km. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sandbrook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandbrook-community-primary-school-e149510): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lowerplace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowerplace-primary-school-e105777): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149873)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149873)

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