Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Altrincham and Sale WestConstituency

WA15 8HTPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Trafford, North West.

It currently serves 1,638 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.79

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,638

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,638
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
11 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.