St Ambrose RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Ambrose RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Ambrose RC Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 55.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results for 2024/25 were the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Princess Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7QA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this happy and friendly school.”
- “Pupils, families and staff greet each other warmly every morning, showing the positive relationships that are in place.”
- “Pupils and families talk about the ‘love and care’ they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teachers’ knowledge of the subject content and the most effective teaching approaches to use are not as strongly developed as in others.”
- “This results in pupils not having enough opportunities to build on previous work or to deepen their knowledge and remember it over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 41% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Barlow Hall Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chorlton Park Primary 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northenden Community School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Didsbury CE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rack House Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Didsbury CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published