St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Salford
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 37 Ash Drive, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester, M27 9QP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,078 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel valued, cared for and happy at this welcoming school.”
- “They spoke warmly of their positive relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils feel that they matter to their teachers.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, teachers’ strategies for identifying missing knowledge are less effective.”
- “Older pupils, who experienced a weaker curriculum in the past, have gaps in their learning that have not been identified or addressed.”
- “This means that some pupils in key stage 4 do not learn and remember the curriculum in these subjects as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 220 first-preference applications, 203 offers in total, 184 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2015 to 2026, as Salford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- Co-op Academy Swinton 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Walkden 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Park High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Lowry Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Star Salford Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC High School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows RC High School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published