Altrincham College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Altrincham, WA15 8QW
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Saint Ambrose College
Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Local ranking5th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 November 2025. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 72.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 99.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 150
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 99.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
Avg A-Level Grade
44.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
44.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
126
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 39.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 282
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1091
- Boys
- 1096 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (104% full)
- SEND
- 3.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 8.0%
- EAL
- 8.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 2.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,755/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 5.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 50.2%
- Black African: 14.1%
- Asian Indian: 10.3%
- White Other: 5.3%
- Black Other: 3.4%
- White Irish: 2.8%
- Asian Chinese: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.3%
50.2%
White British
14.1%
Black African
10.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hale Road
Altrincham, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 138134
- UKPRN
- 10035808
- Establishment No.
- 5900
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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