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The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Parrs Wood Road, East Didsbury, M20 6BX
Voluntary aided school for ages 11–16 in East Didsbury. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester, teaching around 920 boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It is non-selective, linked to the Diocese of Salford and has provision recorded for autism.
The school says its Catholic ethos is centred on the teachings of Jesus and states the motto "Rise up, take courage and do it." Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection in July 2019, so that judgement is now dated.
Ages 11–16 · Secondary
918 pupils · On roll
Voluntary aided school · Mixed