Saint Ambrose 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 09/07/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hale Road, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Website: www.st-ambrosecollege.org.uk
Telephone: 01619802711
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Dermot Rainey
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 138134

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 1055
Number of Boys: 1055
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.44 Confidence interval 0.21 to 0.67
Of the 138 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 117 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:96%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:69.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Well Green Primary School
Briony Avenue , Hale WA15 8QA
4out of 4 692 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Elmridge Primary School
Wilton Drive , Hale Barns WA15 0JF
4out of 4 777 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stamford Park Primary School
Cedar Road , Hale WA15 9JB
3out of 4 2,037 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cloverlea Primary School
Green Lane North , Timperley WA15 7NQ
4out of 4 2,459 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bowdon CofE Primary School
Grange Road , Bowdon WA14 3EX
4out of 4 2,661 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Ambrose College
Hale Road , Hale Barns WA15 0HE
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Altrincham College
Green Lane , Timperley WA15 8QW
3out of 4 1,669 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RS
4out of 4 2,394 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Urban Road , WA15 8HT
4out of 4 2,569 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wellington School
Wellington Road , Timperley WA15 7RH
3out of 4 3,065 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ambrose Prep School
Wicker Lane , Hale Barns WA15 0HF
- not rated 243 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hale Preparatory School
Broomfield Lane , Hale WA15 9AS
- not rated 1,995 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Altrincham Preparatory School
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RR
- not rated 2,526 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls
Ashley Road , WA14 2LT
- not rated 2,774 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.