Pupils must sit an entrance exam to enter, and fulfil several other entry criteria.

It has also assumed the status of an academy (30 August 2012) and is a specialist school for maths and science.

[1] The school's values are justice, truth, sincerity, freedom, joy, and more recently excellence and internationality.

Loreto is also part of a bigger, worldwide community which was founded by Mary Ward and this consists of over 120 schools and 70,000 students.

Sport was emphasised, and competitions would take place against Wirral schools, then likewise in Cheshire.