St Ambrose RC Primary School

St Ambrose RC Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, with a positive environment where pupils feel valued and safe. The school fosters a strong sense of community, and relationships between pupils, staff, and families are notably warm. Leaders and teachers aim for high standards in both behavior and academic achievement, providing additional support for those who may struggle, particularly in phonics and reading. The school's ambitious curriculum is designed to cater to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that they receive a comprehensive education.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and positive relationships among pupils, families, and staff.
• Ambitious and well-ordered curriculum that prepares pupils effectively.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, allowing them to progress alongside peers.
• Regular additional tutoring sessions to help pupils catch up academically.
• Prioritization of reading, resulting in pupils developing effective reading habits.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, teachers' knowledge of curriculum content and effective teaching methods need further development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Ambrose RC Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 29.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.4% of pupils at St Ambrose RC Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Ambrose RC Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at St Ambrose RC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Ambrose RC Primary School received £9,167 and spent £9,339 for each of its 162 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£309 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Ambrose RC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Ambrose RC Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Ambrose RC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Ambrose RC Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Ambrose RC Primary School have?

St Ambrose RC Primary School has 162 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Ambrose RC Primary School cover?

St Ambrose RC Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Ambrose RC Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Ambrose RC Primary School?

St Ambrose RC Primary School is at Princess Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7QA.