Secondary · WA15 · Trafford

Saint Ambrose College

Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance96.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: +1.04
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1096

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Mar 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and post-16 provision strong standard; achievement and personal development and wellbeing exceptional. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WA15. Where we have them, council (Trafford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1096
Free school meals
6.4%
9.3% below district average (15.7%)

Also: Trafford 16% · England 25.8%

SEN
3%
17.5% below district average (20.5%)

Also: Trafford 13.7% · England 16.5%

EAL
8.9%
11.5% below district average (20.4%)
Attendance
96.7%
0.5% above district average (96.2%)

Also: Trafford 94% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
4%
Progress 8
+1.04 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
76.2
Grade 5+ English & maths
98%
Grade 4+ English & maths
100%
Entered for EBacc
77.3%
EBacc average point score
7.1

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WA15 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197.9%
  • 2021/2294.7%
  • 2022/2395.9%
  • 2023/2496.4%
  • 2024/2596.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1050
Pupils on roll
1096

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Trafford page.

SEN support

SEN %
3%
On-site provision
Special classes

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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