St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Manchester

In its own words: "St Antony's Roman Catholic School is an 11-16 co-educational school in Urmston, Trafford. We are a thriving, over-subscribed school with a waiting list. We place an emphasis on providing strong support to each student so that they can be the best version of themselves and succeed in their education."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our students, staff and governors, I am delighted to welcome you to St Antony's Roman Catholic School. We are proud to serve families from across Trafford and beyond, providing an ambitious education rooted firmly in Gospel values and a commitment to helping every young person flourish. One of the great strengths of St Antony's is our size."

In 2026, pupils at St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.3, against 48.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 126 families put St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 368 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are Lostock High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.4); Urmston Grammar Academy (1 mile, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.6); Flixton Girls School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Stretford Grammar School (1.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.5).

St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (8%).

The nearest railway station is Humphrey Park Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Antony's Roman Catholic School (s-bound), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy issued 242 suspensions, 35.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are Highfield Primary School (0.1 miles), St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Kingsway Primary School (0.6 miles) and Barton Clough Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.