Stockport Grammar School
Other independent school · Mixed · Stockport
Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7AF
25
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,448
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,530 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Capewell
- Address
- Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7AF
- Phone
- 01614569000
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward / constituency
- Davenport & Cale Green · Cheadle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106156
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
1,448 pupils · 1,530 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 17.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.87 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.46 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 18.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30% | 17% |
| A-level students | 101 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 67 | 73% | 97% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 47 | 70% | 96% | 100% | |
| German | 35 | 57% | 91% | 94% | |
| French | 34 | 74% | 94% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 34 | 41% | 82% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 33 | 21% | 79% | 100% | |
| Drama | 31 | 48% | 94% | 100% | |
| Latin | 30 | 53% | 83% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 55% | 90% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 52% | 90% | 90% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 29 | 55% | 97% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 27 | 85% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 35 | 3% | 40% | 69% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 16% | 32% | 84% | |
| Mathematics | 28 | 14% | 64% | 79% | |
| Biology | 27 | 19% | 52% | 78% | |
| Business Studies | 25 | 20% | 36% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 29% | 42% | 75% | |
| Physics | 21 | 10% | 43% | 57% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 28% | 72% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 25% | 81% | |
| Geography | 16 | 13% | 19% | 81% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 15% | 38% | 77% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10285: Stockport Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.