OFSTED
25 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Published
10 March 2025
18 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
16 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,096
1,096 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,096
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.3 pts
below England
School
6.5%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.0 pts
below England
School
9.3%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.2%
539
African
15.3%
168
Indian
10.7%
117
Any other White background
4.3%
47
Irish
3.3%
36
Chinese
3.0%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
5.6%
61 of
1,096 pupils
15.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
76.2
37.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.04 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
lower than
England
School
4.08%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.16 pts
lower than
England
School
5.66%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.43 pts
lower than
England
School
0.37%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.4%
12.1 pts
above England
Saint Ambrose College
104.4%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.