The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College

Parrs Wood Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6BX

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About this school

The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Manchester. The school has 918 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 12 June 2024). Last inspected 12 June 2024. The Headteacher is Claire Wallace. The school is administered by Manchester local authority. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character.

School details

Headteacher

Claire Wallace

Local authority

Manchester

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

105581

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College are handled by the school or the local authority (Manchester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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