School Overview
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School is a voluntary aided school located in Manchester. It serves the secondary phase for students aged 11 to 16. The school currently has 1,068 pupils with a capacity of 1,050. The school has a Roman Catholic character.
School Performance
Official DfE data · 2024-25 · 8 years of data
Performance data is published annually by the Department for Education. Figures reflect the most recent available results. National averages are for state-funded schools in England.
GCSE Results (Key Stage 4)
2024-25Progress 8
Attainment 8
44.2
Close to averageNational: 46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
38%
National: 45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
66.8%
National: 65%
EBacc Entry
31.7%
National: 39.1%
Performance Trends
7 years of dataProgress 8
+0.15
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Attainment 8
+1.40
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
+0.5%
'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
EBacc Entry
+16.9%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Overall Absence
-0.6%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Persistent Absence
-1.6%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Where Leavers Go
2024-2583%
Education 83%
Apprenticeship 4%
Employment 3%
School Demographics
2024-25Boys
50.56%
Girls
49.44%
EAL
19.5%
FSM Ever
28.65%
SEN Support
19.19%
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