Heaton School
Community special school · Mixed · Stockport
St James Road, Stockport, SK4 4RE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
89.4%
34.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
94
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Ruddick
- Address
- St James Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4RE
- Phone
- 01614321931
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward / constituency
- Heatons North · Stockport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106173
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
94 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 23
12 July 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 53 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 13 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.