Loreto High School Chorlton
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Loreto High School Chorlton is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Loreto High School Chorlton catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 76 first-choice applications for 136 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 60 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Ofsted's latest outcome is Requires improvement (15 May 2024); among the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester, 5 are Good, 2 Outstanding and 1 has no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.6 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 742 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “Most pupils are happy to be part of this very welcoming school community.”
- “Pupils from a wide range of backgrounds mix well with each other.”
- “Staff care for pupils’ well-being and safety.”
To improve
- “However, pupils learn better in some lessons than in others.”
- “This is because the curriculum is not delivered consistently well.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 76 first-preference applications, 136 offers in total, 76 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Chorlton High School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- CHS South 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Barlow RC High School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnage Academy for Boys 2.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published