St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Bradfield Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr ANTHONY CAMPBELL
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 688
- URN
- 148026
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615469050
About this school
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 688 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 103 | 133 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 43.3 | 42.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 -0.71 to -0.15 | -0.17 -0.41 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 29.3% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 61.7% | 53% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 699 |
| 2024/25 | 688 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy compares
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 17th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.4 | 8.7% | 34.9% | 688 | — |
| Lostock High School | 43.7 | 12.9% | 37.7% | 513 | 0.5 miles |
| Urmston Grammar Academy | 71.7 | 4.2% | 8.6% | 1,137 | 1.0 miles |
| Flixton Girls School | 48.3 | 7.3% | 19.7% | 981 | 1.4 miles |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 1.7 miles |
| Stretford High School | 44.4 | 9.4% | 44.4% | 1,000 | 1.9 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)
- 34.88%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.72%
- Persistent absence
- 22.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lostock High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Urmston Grammar Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Flixton Girls School1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Stretford Grammar School1.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Stretford High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy ranks 48th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is Mr ANTHONY CAMPBELL, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, 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 Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy has 688 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy full?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy has capacity for 650 pupils and 688 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 42.4 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 Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Trafford?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 17th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.