St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Trafford
Bradfield Road, Manchester, M41 9PD
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 05/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
688
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
126 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
146
Places offered
343
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 126 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 101 | 9 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 7 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 50 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 343 | 144 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- ANTHONY CAMPBELL
- Address
- Bradfield Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PD
- Phone
- 01615469050
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Stretford & Humphrey Park · Stretford and Urmston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148026
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
688 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 706 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 134 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 135 | 12% | 40% | 57% | |
| English Language | 135 | 10% | 46% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 131 | 12% | 36% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 131 | 10% | 44% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 7% | 36% | 53% | |
| History | 90 | 30% | 48% | 58% | |
| Geography | 60 | 17% | 42% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 11% | 58% | 89% | |
| Business | 50 | 16% | 44% | 58% | |
| Biology | 21 | 19% | 71% | 90% | |
| Physics | 21 | 14% | 71% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 67% | 95% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.