Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,186 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9
Voluntary aided school
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
- Pupils on roll
- 768of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Report card, 31 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Heywood (URN 105843).
What the data says
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College has no sixth form. Of the 148 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 28% moved to a sixth form college, 57% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 89% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.4 against 46.1 across England and 40.6 in Rochdale, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French add up to 17% of the year group, and 14% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Rochdale and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 148 | 2,791 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 32% | 13% |
| — further education college | 57% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.4 | 40.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 35% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 55% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 3.47 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.9 | 33.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 45.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 26% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 149 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 145 | 97% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 83% |
| English Literature | 144 | 97% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 133 | 89% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 112 | 75% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 63% |
| History | 75 | 50% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 52% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 35% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 60% |
| Geography | 48 | 32% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 63% |
| Physics | 32 | 21% | 23% | 22% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 20% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 93% |
| Biology | 30 | 20% | 23% | 23% | 45% | 97% |
| Spanish | 24 | 16% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 42% |
| Art and Design | 19 | 13% | 7% | 21% | 24% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 11% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 44% |
| Drama | 10 | 7% | 7% | 10% | 27% | 90% |
| Music | 5 | 3% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 45 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Rochdale
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Falinge Park High School
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Hollingworth Academy
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Kingsway Park High School
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Matthew Moss High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.