St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 105989
- Address
- 37 Ash Drive, Wardley, Swinton, M27 9QP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1083 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 20.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 65.1%
Other White 9.8%
Mixed 9%
African 7.2%
Other Black 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 100 112 |
| Year 8 | 241 130 111 |
| Year 9 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 10 | 210 112 98 |
| Year 11 | 210 115 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 79.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 58.0% 57.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 18.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |