Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.58 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.58 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.921 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 4.58 miles away, the 4th longest of 12 Trafford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 209 first-choice applications for 285 offers; 206 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
- The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 48.9 (England 46), and the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Urban Road, Altrincham, WA15 8HT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,638 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s values of ‘be kind, work hard, develop my whole self’ are not just words written on the wall.”
- “For instance, pupils regularly raise money for charity.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils have strengthened.”
To improve
- “However, from time to time, some pupils develop misconceptions that are not rectified.”
- “This is because the school has not ensured that all teachers have the knowledge to adapt their teaching to meet the needs of these pupils.”
- “However, some teachers lack confidence to adapt their teaching strategies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2025 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
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: 209 first-preference applications, 285 offers in total, 206 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Wellington School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Cestrian School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Loreto Grammar School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Altrincham College 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint Ambrose College 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published