Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,186 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9
Academy sponsor led
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,023of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 224
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 29 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Cuthbert's RC High School (URN 105845, until 1 July 2023).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 40.6 in Rochdale, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French and German add up to 9% of the year group, and 19% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Rochdale and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.7 | 40.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 35% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 55% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 19% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | 3.47 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.8 | 33.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.6 | 45.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 29% | 26% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 222 | 99% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 50% |
| Combined Science | 222 | 99% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 50% |
| English Language | 222 | 99% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 62% |
| Religious Studies | 210 | 94% | 31% | 22% | 32% | 55% |
| English Literature | 192 | 86% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 67% |
| History | 144 | 64% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 52% |
| Business Studies | 82 | 37% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 41% |
| Geography | 66 | 29% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 35% |
| Sociology | 47 | 21% | 4% | 19% | 21% | 60% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 13% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 70% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 13% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 70% |
| Drama | 24 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 63% |
| Music | 24 | 11% | 5% | 21% | 33% | 96% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 9% | 8% | 20% | 21% | 65% |
| Physical Education | 19 | 8% | 11% | 26% | 24% | 89% |
| Spanish | 16 | 7% | 19% | 44% | 27% | 81% |
| Polish | 12 | 5% | 1% | 92% | 84% | 92% |
| Portuguese | 10 | 4% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 90% |
| French | 4 | 2% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 15 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.