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

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

RochdaleConstituency

OL16 4RXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,023 pupils. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29%
EBacc average point score: 3.37

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

12%

Black

19%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,023

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,023
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.