The Barlow RC High School
About the school
The Barlow RC High School is an open secondary school in Manchester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 June 2024
- Published
- 16 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.8
- Manchester
- 44.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Manchester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.40%
- Manchester
- 41.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.50%
- Manchester
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.00%
- Manchester
- 46.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.42
- Manchester
- 4.01
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
918
Girls
47.60%
Boys
52.40%
SEN support
7.84%
Education, health and care plan
7.73%
English as an additional language
17.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.61%
Overall absence
7.76
Persistent absence
21.67
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
179
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
8%