St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 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
- 1068 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 62.9%
Mixed 9.8%
African 9%
Other White 8.4%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 43 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 110 103 |
| Year 8 | 207 98 109 |
| Year 9 | 233 120 113 |
| Year 10 | 205 101 104 |
| Year 11 | 210 111 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 78.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 58.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 2.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 17.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 9.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 5.4% 3.0% |