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In 2026-27, the last place at St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School went to an applicant living 3.12 miles from the school. We hold 9 years of published distances for this school.
The last distance offered has risen over that period — offers now reach further than they used to. Across the 9 years of published distances, the last distance offered has ranged from 0.49 miles (2016-17, the tightest) to 3.56 miles (2021-22, the most open).
In 2026-27, St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School received 459 applications for 203 places offered — around 2.3 per place offered. 220 named it as a first preference, or about 1.1 first choices per place offered.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 3.12 mi | 203 offered | 459 | 220 |
| 2025-26 | 1.51 mi | 210 | 422 | 194 |
| 2024-25 | All offered | 209 offered | 384 | 157 |
| 2023-24 | All offered | 207 offered | 356 | 155 |
| 2022-23 | All offered | 224 offered | 356 | 189 |
| 2021-22 | 3.56 mi | 208 offered | 365 | 166 |
| 2020-21 | 3.39 mi | 210 offered | 426 | 203 |
| 2019-20 | 2.48 mi | 209 offered | 452 | 232 |
| 2018-19 | 2.73 mi | 209 offered | 442 | 199 |
| 2017-18 | 2.70 mi | 208 offered | 503 | 245 |
| 2016-17 | 0.49 mi | 209 offered | 467 | 225 |
| 2015-16 | 2.36 mi | 179 offered | 416 | 235 |
| 2014-15 | — | 206 offered | 430 | 244 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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