Schools by area › North Lanarkshire › St Ambrose High School
St Ambrose High School
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Council school
65 Townhead Road, Coatbridge ML5 2HT · st-ambrose.n-lanark.sch.uk · 01236 794896
Overview
- Leavers, 2024/25
- 95%
- in a positive destination · virtual comparator 97%, Scotland 96%
- Pupils
- 1,534
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 99
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Additional support needs
- 543 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- 131 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals, P6 and older
- 11.3% (173 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 26%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations, and its leaver results (data.gov.scot).
Results
95% of the pupils who left St Ambrose High School in 2024/25 were in a positive destination (higher or further education, training, employment, voluntary work or an activity agreement), against 97% for its virtual comparator, a matched group of similar pupils from other schools and 96% across Scotland.
78% left with literacy and numeracy at SCQF level 5 or better (virtual comparator 78%).
Scotland’s own measures, not GCSE or A level results, and never set beside England’s. The virtual comparator is not a school.
Middle 60% attainment for all (tariff points)
| 2024/25 · 232 leavers | Trend | School | Scotland | Comparator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment for all (tariff points) | ||||
| ▲224 | 132 | 218 | ||
| ▲1,106 | 874 | 1,059 | ||
| ●1,988 | 1,965 | 1,999 | ||
| Literacy and numeracy | ||||
| ●91% | 89% | 93% | ||
| ●93% | 93% | 96% | ||
| ●93% | 91% | 95% | ||
| ▲78% | 70% | 78% | ||
| ▲87% | 82% | 88% | ||
| ▲78% | 73% | 81% | ||
| Where leavers went | ||||
| ●95% | 96% | 97% | ||
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 31 March 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 5 (very good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 31 Mar 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |