St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School, Manchester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester M29 7DY

https://www.saintambrosebarlow.co.uk/

St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attainment, Attendance, Progress and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.7		Tyldesley Primary School
1.0		Garrett Hall Primary School
1.1		Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.1		St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.2		Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.4		Hindsford CofE Primary School
1.5		Sacred Heart RC Primary School
1.6		Boothstown Methodist Primary School
1.6		St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
1.6		St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.7		St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

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Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is above average.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

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