Secondary
Saint Ambrose College
Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1096 of 1050 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Religious character
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Read the report (opens in a new tab)February 2020
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
98%
76.2
4th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Altrincham we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 76.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 7.1 |
| Entered the EBacc | 77% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% |
| A level average points per entry | 44.54 |
| A level students | 126 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 96% |
| 22/23 | 95% |
| 23/24 | 97% |
| 24/25 | 98% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.7 |
| 22/23 | 39.4 |
| 23/24 | 41.5 |
| 24/25 | 44.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.73 |
| 22/23 | +0.90 |
| 23/24 | +1.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 72.8 |
| 22/23 | 72.8 |
| 23/24 | 73.7 |
| 24/25 | 76.2 |
Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Trafford admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Dermot Rainey
- Address
- Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
- Telephone
- 01619802711