Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
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The Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Middleton, Greater Manchester
for ages 11–18.
. Hopwood Hall College and Hopwood Clough Nature Reserve are nearby to the north-west.
with just the first year, gradually increasing year by year. 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.
In December 2000, three sixth formers were jailed at Minshull Street Crown Court for four years each for the robbery of £400 from a Manchester businessman using a replica gun.
Middleton, Greater Manchester
Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester...
for ages 11–18.
Admissions
It is a Roman Catholic school situated on Rochdale Road (A664), around one mile from the end of the Middleton spur of the A627(M)A627(M) motorway
The A627 is a motorway that runs between Oldham and Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is long and connects these two towns to the M62. It opened in 1972.-Route:...
. Hopwood Hall College and Hopwood Clough Nature Reserve are nearby to the north-west.
Grammar school
It opened in September 1959 as a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
with just the first year, gradually increasing year by year. 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.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in the early 80's.In December 2000, three sixth formers were jailed at Minshull Street Crown Court for four years each for the robbery of £400 from a Manchester businessman using a replica gun.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results slightly above average, but at A-level it performs better, receiving the best results in Rochdale LEA.Alumni
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