St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Rochdale for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- Every Year 7 2026 applicant was offered a place, as did 5 of the 12 other Rochdale secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 103 first-choice applications for 127 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 24 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 39.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shaw Road, Thornham, Rochdale, OL16 4RX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 1,023 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.7 | 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: 103 first-preference applications, 127 offers in total, 103 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 Rochdale.
- Kingsway Park High School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Hollingworth Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Matthew Moss High School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Falinge Park High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's Church of England Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Newhouse Academy 3.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published