Fully selective state school · Trafford
Saint Ambrose College 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Hale Road, Altrincham, North West, WA15 0HE
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Published admission number
- 140
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 140
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Boys born 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 who achieve the qualifying standard in the Entrance Examination.
- Score policy
- The 2027 policy sets a total age-standardised qualifying score of 320 in Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics and English.
- Oversubscription
- EHCP-named applicants who pass are admitted first; then Catholic looked-after or previously looked-after boys, Catholic siblings, Catholic boys in nominated pastoral areas, other Catholic boys, other looked-after boys, catechumens or Eastern Christian applicants, baptised Christian applicants, sibling applicants, and other boys, with Pupil Premium and distance tie-breaks.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Relevant skills and exercises
Nearby and related schools
Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Saint Ambrose College use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Saint Ambrose College's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Saint Ambrose College have?
Saint Ambrose College's published admission number is 140 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Saint Ambrose College?
Boys born 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 who achieve the qualifying standard in the Entrance Examination.
Are Saint Ambrose College's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
EHCP-named applicants who pass are admitted first; then Catholic looked-after or previously looked-after boys, Catholic siblings, Catholic boys in nominated pastoral areas, other Catholic boys, other looked-after boys, catechumens or Eastern Christian applicants, baptised Christian applicants, sibling applicants, and other boys, with Pupil Premium and distance tie-breaks.
What subjects should a child prepare for Saint Ambrose College?
The exact assessed subjects for Saint Ambrose College are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for Saint Ambrose College?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Saint Ambrose College Admissions Policy September 2027 Entry
Saint Ambrose College. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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