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St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Bradfield Road, Urmston, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M41 9PD ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024Roman Catholic

At a glance

A state Roman Catholic secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Manchester. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (June 2024). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 42.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 126 families put it first for 149 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 688
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Trafford
Academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr ANTHONY CAMPBELL
Opened: Jul 2020

School website 01615469050 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 5 Jun 2024

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 134 pupils

Attainment 8

42.4

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

34.3%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

53%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.17

2023/24 · CI -0.41 to 0.08

This school

42.4

Trafford

57.9

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 106372), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

149

1st preferences

126

All applications

368

1st prefs per place

0.85

Fewer first choices than places

126 of 126 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

688

Capacity

650

106% full

Girls / boys

39/61

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)34.9%
English as an additional language6.8%
SEN support13.5%
Education, Health and Care plan5.8%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.