Voluntary aided school · Salford
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Salford council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 220 families put this school as their first choice, and 203 places were offered. 184 of the families who put it first got a place (84%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 203 | 220 | 84% |
| September 2025 | 208 | 194 | 93% |
| September 2024 | 209 | 157 | 99% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 28 February 2024. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1078 (capacity 1050)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Phone
- 01619211570
- Address
- 37 Ash Drive, Wardley, Manchester, M27 9QP
- Website
- stambrosebarlowswinton.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.