Loreto High School Chorlton
Voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Loreto Chorlton is a successful 11 – 16 Catholic co- educational, comprehensive high school located in South Manchester. We have high expectations for all our 750 students and are committed to finding and developing the talents they possess whilst supporting their academic progress and achievements.
We have a talented and highly committed team of teachers and support staff that continually goes the extra mile to ensure that students have every opportunity to become their best selves: morally, spiritually and emotionally and we use gospel values to guide our actions.
As a comprehensive high school we naturally cater for students with a range of abilities and thus we are highly skilled practitioners in encouraging each and every student, regardless of their ability on entry, to make good progress and achieve a set of personal GCSE results that they can be proud of.
In addition to accessing a challenging curriculum we encourage our students to take part in extra-curricular activities so that they mature into well rounded individuals who are keen to explore and who can develop their interpersonal skills through team work and training.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Football
- Stem
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 105574
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matt O'Donoghue | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father Peter Tierney | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kathleen Murray | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jessica Jade Harrop | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sister Patricia Goodstadt | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew O'Donoghue Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Catherine Jones Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Sister Bernadette Turtle Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Catherine Anne Hughes Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record