Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school located in Altrincham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Urban Road, Altrincham

School Information

Address: Urban Road, Altrincham, WA15 8HT
Website: http://www.bthcc.org.uk/
Telephone: 01619118090
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Cornally
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106376

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1555
Number of Boys: 784
Number of Girls: 771

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.18 Confidence interval -0.01 to 0.36
Of the 193 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 190 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Orchard Road, WA15 8EY
312 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stamford Park Primary School
Cedar Road, Hale WA15 9JB
637 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Townfield Road, WA14 4DS
954 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Navigation Primary School
Hawarden Road, WA14 1NG
1,194 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willows Primary School
Victoria Road, Timperley WA15 6PP
1,330 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Urban Road, WA15 8HT
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wellington School
Wellington Road, Timperley WA15 7RH
910 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Cestrian School
Dunham Road, WA14 4AJ
1,087 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Loreto Grammar School
Dunham Road, WA14 4AH
1,183 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Altrincham College
Green Lane, Timperley WA15 8QW
1,293 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHale Preparatory School
Broomfield Lane, Hale WA15 9AS
916 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLoreto Preparatory School
Dunham Road, WA14 4GZ
1,012 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedBowdon Preparatory School for Girls
Ashley Road, WA14 2LT
1,166 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedForest School
Moss Lane, Timperley WA15 6LJ
1,214 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Brentwood Avenue, WA14 1SR
1,354 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.