Saint Ambrose College

State-Funded School

saint-ambrose-college-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Altrincham and Sale WestConstituency

WA15 0HEPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Saint Ambrose College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Trafford, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,096 pupils. Saint Ambrose College is part of THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 76.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98%
EBacc average point score: 7.1

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

13%

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,096

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,096
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

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.