St Ambrose College

Selective

National rank

91

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Rank last year

72%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

68.1%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Dermot Rainey

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,068

Head teacher

Dermot Rainey

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,068

Head teacher

Dermot Rainey

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,068

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.6%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

5.6%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 121

Grade

%

A*

12.1

A

28.2

B

31.7

A*/A

40.3

A*-B

72

GCSE 2024 rank: 79

Grade

%

A*/9/8

42.5

A/7

25.6

A*/A/9/8/7

68.1

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2020
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils understand the importance of the school mission statement to ‘produce resourceful and resilient Ambrosians, equipped to make a positive impact in the modern world’ ... Most teachers have high expectations for pupils. Pupils achieve well in their examinations at the end of Year 11 and at the end of sixth form. They move on to appropriate destinations when they leave school … Most pupils also participate in the many societies that are run by sixth-form students during lunchtimes ... Despite improvements to the curriculum, some subjects do not cover the depth and breadth of the national curriculum at Key Stage 3.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.

About the school

  • The state-funded school for boys is “first and foremost a Catholic college”, where “a Catholic ethos must exist in our daily life”.
  • It is one of 12 Edmund Rice schools in England and follows eight cornerstones, 
  • including education for a Christian calling, striving for excellence and compassion for those in need.
  • The school motto, Vitam impendere vero, means “Stake one’s life on the truth”.
  • Limited places are available for external students who wish to join the sixth form. To apply to study four A-levels, admission stipulations include a minimum Attainment 8 score of 75 points and no lower than a Grade 6 in GCSE mathematics and English language.
  • The music department’s orchestra has performed at Disneyland Paris and has plans to play in New York.
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