Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Catchment Area
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester, Rochdale , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1199 pupils, and a capacity of 1200 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
1,199
Pupils
1,200
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2017
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School?
The catchment area for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is the geographic zone Rochdale uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Rochdale publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is managed by Rochdale and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Rochdale before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Rochdale catchment area documents →Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School: at or above its 1200 place limit
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School has a published admission number of 1200 places. 1199 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1200 places. Rochdale allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 25.6% of pupils at Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Rochdale.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Rochdale publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Rochdale school admissions →
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School: School Information
- Full address
- Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GL
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 105844
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Rochdale
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Rochdale. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Manchester
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Manchester
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Manchester
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Rochdale
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
What is the catchment area for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School? ▾
The catchment area for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is the geographic zone Rochdale uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Rochdale publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School oversubscribed? ▾
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is operating close to its capacity of 1200 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School? ▾
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Rochdale before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School cover? ▾
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Rochdale, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School? ▾
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2017. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.