Parents: Transfer to Secondary Education
One of the primary aims of St. Ambrose Preparatory School is to give all its pupils a secure foundation on which to build a happy and successful future at an appropriate secondary school.
Parents fully support, and rightly expect, the careful, detailed preparation which enables our boys to compete at a consistently high level in the selective entrance examinations of some of the finest secondary schools in the country including:
- St. Ambrose College
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
- Manchester Grammar School
- St. Bede’s College, Manchester
The table below details the secondary destinations of St. Ambrose pupils over the last 6 years.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham Grammar School | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Grange | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester Grammar School | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Cestrian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sale Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Ambrose College | 25 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 19 |
| St. Bede’s College | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Wellington High School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Total No. of Pupils | 36 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 31 |





