Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
The Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, for ages 11–18. The school is named for Thomas Langley, a 15th-century prelate who hailed from Middleton.
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Rochdale Road Stanycliffe , , Middleton M24 2GL | |
| Coordinates | 53°33′54″N 2°10′59″W |
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| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Motto | Moniti Fide Meliora |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founders | De La Salle Brothers |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Department for Education URN | 105844 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Mr A Bridson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1035 |
| Colour(s) | Black and Red |
| Website | http://www.clrchs.co.uk/ |
Location
Cardinal Langley school is on Rochdale Road (A664), around one mile from the end of the Middleton spur of the A627(M). Hopwood Hall College and Hopwood Clough Nature Reserve are nearby to the north-west.
History
Grammar school
It opened under the supervision of the De La Salle Brothers in September 1959 as a grammar school with the first two years, gradually increasing year by year. The second year students were drawn from existing grammar schools in the area.
In the second year of existence the building work had not been completed and hence students attended on a half day basis. It was administered by Lancashire Education Committee and by 1967 had 780 boys. In 1974, it was taken over by the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. Since then, the number of De La Salle brothers teaching at the school reduced and by the early 1990s all Lasallian brothers had left.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in 1979.
Parish & School
- St John Fisher RC Primary School
- St Peter's RC Primary School
- St Thomas More R.C. Primary School
- St. Mary's RC Langley
Academic performance
An Ofsted inspection undertaken on 22 April 2015 judged the school to be "requires improvement", however the school attained "good" in 3 out of 5 inspected areas, including the sixth form college.[1]
It gets GCSE results slightly above average, but at A-level it performs better, receiving the best results in Rochdale LEA.
Notable former pupils
Cardinal Langley RC Grammar School
- Maartin Allcock (b 1957), musician
- Clint Boon (b 1959), Inspiral Carpets and DJ
- Brendan Coogan (b 1970), television presenter
- Martin Coogan (b 1961), singer-songwriter, DJ
- Steve Coogan (b 1965), actor and comedian
- Paul O'Brien CBE FRS (b 1954), Professor of Chemistry at the University of Manchester
- Kieran Prendiville (b 1947), television presenter, writer
- Pearce Quigley, actor
- John Richmond (b 1960), fashion designer
- John Wimbleton (b 1958), Musician and Master of the Travel Universe
Cardinal Langley RC High School
- JP Cooper (b 1983) singer/songwriter
- Liam Fray (b 1985), musician The Courteeners
- Matt Greenwood (b 1995), actor
- Jane Hazlegrove (b 1968), actress
- Suranne Jones (b 1978), actress
- Kavana (b 1977), pop artist
- Keri-Anne Payne (b 1987), swimmer and Olympic silver medalist
- Paul Scholes (b 1974), footballer
Notes
- OFSTED school profile, ofsted.gov.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.