Schools / Saint Ambrose College
Saint Ambrose College
- Grammar school
- Boys
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,096 pupils
Saint Ambrose College is a selective grammar school for boys in Hale Barns, Trafford, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Roman Catholic school. Entry is through the college's own entrance examination: a GL Assessment verbal reasoning paper, with mathematics and English papers set by the college. St Ambrose is not part of the Trafford consortium.
RegionNorth West
DfE URN138134
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Saint Ambrose College. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. College's own entrance examination: GL verbal reasoning paper; mathematics and English papers set by the College.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. College's own entrance examination: GL verbal reasoning paper; mathematics and English papers set by the College.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by GL Assessment
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. College's own entrance examination: GL verbal reasoning paper; mathematics and English papers set by the College.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Not a Trafford Consortium member and not moving to FSCE. College's own entrance examination: GL verbal reasoning paper; mathematics and English papers set by the College.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: September of Year 6 (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — consortium outcomes are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: September of Year 6 (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — consortium outcomes are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
Children must reach the consortium qualifying score (334 for GL years). Each school then applies its own criteria — statutory priorities first, then typically home-to-school distance.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 76.2; 98% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 44.54 (average grade B+); 39.7% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 73.7; 96.6% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 41.46 (average grade B)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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