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Our Lady's RC High School

Manchester, M9 0RPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
No single grade since Sep 2024
Nov 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
232 1st-choice / 202 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#785 of 3,141 nationally

About Our Lady's RC High School

Our Lady's RC High School is a state-funded secondary school in Manchester, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,046 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,050.

The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 11 Nov 2025 has no single overall grade. the published Attainment 8 score was 49.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 232 first-preference applications and 202 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAlworth Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Manchester, M9 0RP
HeadteacherMr Lee Ormsby
Local AuthorityManchester
Number of Pupils1,046
Free School Meals (FSM)45.3%
School Capacity1,046 / 1,050 (100% full)

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Ofsted Report Card

11 Nov 2025
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No single overall grade

Ofsted report cards assess separate areas on a five-level scale. These results should not be converted into an overall score.

Safeguarding standardsMet
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum & teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance & behaviourStrong standard
Personal development & wellbeingStrong standard
Leadership & governanceStrong standard

Source: Ofsted official management information, 11 Jan 2026. Report-card levels are not directly comparable with legacy Ofsted grades.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:25 – 14:50

Source: olhs-manchester.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Lady's RC High School

Yes, Our Lady's RC High School has been inspected by Ofsted. State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall effectiveness grade from September 2024. From November 2025, renewed inspections use report cards with separate five-point grades for each evaluation area.