Saint Ambrose College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 19 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 138134
- Address
- Hale Road, Hale Barns, WA15 0HE
- Website
- www.st-ambrosecollege.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1068 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 51.7%
African 11.1%
Indian 10.6%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 5.6%
Other Black 4.2%
Irish 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Chinese 2.2%
Other 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.9
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 95%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 72.8
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.55
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 136 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 136 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 80 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 61 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Saint Ambrose College
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 163
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 88
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 8 | 150 150 0 |
| Year 9 | 150 150 0 |
| Year 10 | 150 150 0 |
| Year 11 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 12 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 13 | 132 132 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 89.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 3.0% 28.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 79.0% 40.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 20.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 74.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 72.0% 43.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.4% 2.2% |