Loreto High School Chorlton, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "Loreto High School is a small Catholic voluntary aided school under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford. We are proud to be part of the unique 400 year old Loreto educational tradition of academic and personal excellence and work closely with other Loreto schools and colleges for the benefit of all Loreto students."

In 2026, pupils at Loreto High School Chorlton averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 48.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put Loreto High School Chorlton as their first choice and 452 named it as one of their preferences, for 136 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Loreto High School Chorlton are Chorlton High School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.5); CHS South (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Didsbury High School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.8); and Whalley Range 11-18 High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Loreto High School Chorlton.

Of the 138 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

58% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), White British (20%) and Mixed (17%).

Loreto High School Chorlton had 59 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Barlow Moor Road, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arrowfield Road (near), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Loreto High School Chorlton stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Loreto High School Chorlton issued 316 suspensions, 41.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Loreto High School Chorlton are Chorlton Park Primary (0.3 miles), Barlow Hall Primary School (0.5 miles), St Ambrose RC Primary School (0.8 miles) and Brookburn Community School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.