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The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College

The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Parrs Wood Road
East Didsbury
Manchester
England
M206BX

📞 phone: 01614 458053

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Ms Claire Wallace

🌍 web: www.thebarlowrchigh.co.uk

898 pupils mixed gender
900 pupils capacity: 100% full

490 boys 55%

408 girls 45%

Last updated:

Secondary — Voluntary aided school

Admissions policy
Non-selective
URN
105581
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Establishment #
4768
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 385470, Northing: 390981
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.415, Longitude: -2.2201
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
12. June 2024
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Manchester Withington › Didsbury East
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
38.10
Learning provider ref #
10017761

School governors

  • Mr Martin Lochery, Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Catherine Baggaley, Chair of Governors
    (27. January 2021—7. December 2023)
  • Ms Claire Wallace, Governor
    (1. September 2020—None)
  • Lynda Waine, Governor
    (4. July 2022—3. July 2026)
  • James Donegan, Governor
    (14. November 2023—12. September 2024)
  • Mr Sam Crawshaw, Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Bridie Adams, Governor
    (10. September 2020—9. September 2024)
  • Mrs Sarah Conlon, Governor
    (1. April 2022—31. March 2026)
  • Miss Ann McPartland, Governor
    (2. September 2022—1. September 2026)
  • Fr John Hitchen, Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Nicola Cooke, Governor
    (9. May 2023—8. May 2027)
  • Mrs Claire Stott, Governor
    (25. March 2024—24. March 2028)
  • Mrs Anne Marie Chidgey, Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2028)
  • Mrs Jane Wilcox, Governor
    (22. May 2024—12. September 2024)
  • Mrs Catherine Redford, Chair of Governors
    (8. December 2023—7. December 2027)
  • Mrs Cathryn Baggaley, Governor
    (27. January 2021—26. January 2025)
  • Mr David McKeever, Governor
    (16. September 2024—15. September 2028)
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