St Ambrose Prep School
St Ambrose Prep School is an independent school in Cheshire for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 132 pupils and room for 209.
Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 0HF0161 903 9193stambroseprep.co.ukMs Sarajane Heron headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Trafford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 132 | 127 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 89 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 14% | 0% | 7% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Ambrose College | Academy (grammar) | 220 m | 1,096 | Report card 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Elmridge Primary School | Academy | 500 m | 199 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Altrincham College | Academy | 1.0 miles | 973 | Report card 2026 | 57 | Compare |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 1.3 miles | 206 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Stamford Park Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 426 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Cloverlea Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 228 | No overall grade 2024 | 64 | Compare |
| Dixons Newall Green Academy | Free school | 1.5 miles | 364 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Academy (grammar) | 1.5 miles | 1,432 | Outstanding 2022 | 100 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Ambrose Prep School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Ambrose Prep School yet.
How many pupils does St Ambrose Prep School have?
132 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 209 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 0HF
- Telephone
- 0161 903 9193
- Website
- www.stambroseprep.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarajane Heron
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward
- Hale Barns & Timperley South
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 December 1957
- URN
- 106381 · LAESTAB 3586004 · UKPRN 10075149
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.