Saint Ambrose College

Hale Road, Hale Barns, Altrincham, WA15 0HE

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

SecondaryAcademy converterGrammar (selective)BoysRoman Catholic

About the school

“St Ambrose College is one of twelve Edmund Rice schools in England and each Edmund Rice school is also a Catholic school.”

From the school's website: st-ambrosecollege.org.uk

Open since 1997. Became an academy in May 2012, continuing the school that was already there.

Ofsted: GoodLast inspected 16 March 2020

Quality of educationGood

Behaviour and attitudesGood

Personal developmentGood

Leadership and managementGood

Safeguarding effectiveYes

Admissions policy on record: Selective - this school selects some or all pupils by academic ability (usually the 11+).

This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).