St Ambrose Catholic Primary School
Rostrevor Road, Adswood, Stockport, SK3 8LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Knight
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 106115
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614808466
About this school
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 22 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 59% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 68% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 73% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Ambrose Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ambrose Catholic Primary School compares
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.8% | 44.6% | 178 | — |
| Adswood Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Bridge Hall Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 66.3% | 167 | 0.2 miles |
| Cale Green Primary School | 62% | 5% | 30.9% | 329 | 0.5 miles |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | — | — | — | 458 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6% | 30.9% | 300 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.57%
- English as an additional language
- 31.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Adswood Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Bridge Hall Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Cale Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Alexandra Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St George's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School ranks 53rd of the 63 ranked primary schools in Stockport.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Ambrose Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ambrose Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Ambrose Catholic Primary School is Mrs Bernadette Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Ambrose Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Ambrose Catholic Primary School?
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Ambrose Catholic Primary School full?
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 178 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Ambrose Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Ambrose Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Ambrose Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Ambrose Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Ambrose Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ambrose Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Ambrose Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ambrose Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ambrose Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.