St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Manchester, Wigan, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 210 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.