# Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

Blessed 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.

Secondary school. Code E106376. [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,638
- Council: Trafford
- URN: 106376

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e136087): 290 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stamford Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stamford-park-primary-school-e106285): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wellington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellington-school-e136377): 830 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hale Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hale-preparatory-school-e106383): 840 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altrincham-cofe-aided-primary-school-e106341): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Cestrian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cestrian-school-e143104): 990 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106376)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106376)

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