Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Secondary schoolBlessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school in Trafford, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,638 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College was 47.1, against 57.3 in Trafford and 46.2 in England.
37.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 57.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.3% | 64.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.4% | 78.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 244 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Stamford Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Wellington SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, May 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.7 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- Hale Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file840 m
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- North Cestrian SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Trafford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).