St Cuthbert's RC High School

St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Thornham area of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.^[1]

St Cuthbert's RC High School
Location
Shaw Road Thornham Rochdale , Greater Manchester , OL16 4RX England
Coordinates	53.590206°N 2.139071°W / 53.590206; -2.139071
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1968
Local authority	Rochdale Council
Trust	St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	149873 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Nadine Dewhurst (Intern Head)
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1,118 as of October 2023[update]
Colour(s)	Red, grey and black
Website	www.stcuthberts.stoccat.org.uk

History

St Cuthbert's was founded as Bishop Henshaw School in 1968 and was Rochdale's first Catholic secondary school.^[2] It became a middle school when Rochdale adopted the three-tier system. It was extended into a secondary school and renamed St Cuthbert's High School during the late 1980s following the Diocese of Salford's decision to scrap the three-tier system.^[3] The school moved into new buildings in January 2014.^[4]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council,^[5] in November 2023 St Cuthbert's RC High School converted to academy status.^[6] The school is now sponsored by the St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust,^[7] but continues to be under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.

Feeder schools

The school mainly accepts pupils from Alice Ingham RC Primary School, Holy Family RC Primary School, Sacred Heart RC Primary School, St Gabriel's RC Primary School, St John's RC Primary School, St Mary's RC Primary School, St Patrick's RC Primary School and St Vincent's RC Primary School.^[8]

Academics

St Cuthbert's RC High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

Bishop Henshaw

• Tim O'Brien (physicist), from 1977 to 1982
• Mario Wolczko (Architect at Oracle Corporation), from 1976 to 1981
• Paul Rowen, politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale.

St Cuthbert's

• Johny Diba, former footballer^[9] who played as a goalkeeper for Rochdale.
• Connor Ronan, footballer^[9] who plays as a midfielder for Colorado Rapids.
• Axel Tuanzebe, footballer^[9] who plays for Manchester United.