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Voluntary aided school · Stockport

St Ambrose Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 178Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 106115URN

Rostrevor Road, Adswood, Stockport, SK3 8LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMar 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.4per place
0.6 below Stockport median (3.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

40 applications for 17 places · 54th of 72 in Stockport
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
45%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMar 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

  1. 19 July 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 6 March 2018
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.4applications per place, Reception
0.6 below Stockport median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

40 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.4; Stockport median median 3.0
  2. 2025 3.3; Stockport median median 2.9
  3. 2024 2.8; Stockport median median 2.9
  4. 2023 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4
  5. 2022 1.8; Stockport median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.6; Stockport median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.6; Stockport median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.0; Stockport median median 2.4
  9. 2018 1.4; Stockport median median 2.3
  10. 2017 1.8; Stockport median median 2.4
  11. 2016 1.7; Stockport median median 2.4
  12. 2015 1.7; Stockport median median 2.4
  13. 2014 1.8; Stockport median median 2.4
More applications per place than the Stockport median in 1 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Stockport median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202617402.4171.00
Sep 202512393.3121.00
Sep 202412332.8110.92
Sep 202316251.6161.00
Sep 202216291.8150.94
Sep 202124381.6241.00
Sep 202021341.6211.00
Sep 201915302.0151.00
Sep 201827391.4260.96
Sep 201728491.8240.86
Sep 201618311.7181.00
Sep 201525421.7220.88
Sep 201430531.8280.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 65% · Maths 48% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%58th of 69 in Stockport
Reading
Expected standard68%
Higher standard13%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard65%
Greater depth6%
Maths
Expected standard48%
Higher standard10%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Stockport median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2545%3%103100
2023/2459%5%104102
2022/2359%11%104105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
106115 · 356/3507
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
250 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals
45.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Rostrevor Road, Adswood, Stockport, SK3 8LQ
Local authority
Stockport

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources