Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester (Rochdale).
Attainment 8
46
▼ 0.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.9%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.6
▼ 2.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
24.2%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.3%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
1,186 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a Catholic secondary school located in Manchester, Rochdale. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. The Headteacher is Andrew Bridson.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Options Booklet
- REACH Enrichment Project
- Reading, Writing and Oracy
- Rewards
- Consent Management
- Analytics
Key facts
- URN
- 105844
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian McAnenny | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lydia Morgan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Catherine Alexander | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Tadhg Mullins | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Margaret Moore | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Taylor | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicole Hadfield | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sandy Koujou | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Janet Entwistle | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Bridson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Mrs Kath Warburton Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Foyeke Alli-Balogun Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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