St Patrick's RC High School
56 New Lane, Manchester, M30 7JJ
912 pupils · 101% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 76% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 172 | 199 | 445 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 262 | 555 | 171 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 264 | 555 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 176 | 254 | 518 | 176 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 255 | 528 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 177 | 278 | 572 | 177 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 299 | 607 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 327 | 608 | 177 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Salford City Academy 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ellesmere Park High School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Moorside High School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- All Hallows RC High School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Urmston Grammar Academy 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Walkden 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.