St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary school in Rochdale. Requires improvement (Mar 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 29 March 2022, report published 24 May 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to St Cuthbert's RC High School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2024
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.9 milesKingsway Park High School
Some aspects not as strong (Feb 2025)
- 1.4 milesThe Crompton House Church of England Academy
School remains Good (May 2024)
- 2.0 milesHollingworth Academy
Good (Dec 2022)
- 2.1 milesE-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)
- 2.1 milesE-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Improved significantly (Apr 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.