Saint Ambrose College
Hale Road, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
1,096 pupils · 104% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 76.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 98% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 100% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 77.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 223 | 458 | 149 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 150 | 205 | 415 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 253 | 460 | 176 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 218 | 421 | 149 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 150 | 192 | 376 | 150 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 146 | 206 | 485 | 146 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 148 | 184 | 375 | 148 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 224 | 459 | 178 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Altrincham College 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 2.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons Newall Green Academy 2.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Wellington School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.