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Windlehurst School

Community special school · Mixed · Stockport

Windlehurst Road, Stockport, SK6 7HZ

Website 01614274788

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 01/03/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

53.3%

83.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

65

Capacity used

Over capacity

108%

60 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Christopher Ormiston
Address
Windlehurst Road, Hawk Green, Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Phone
01614274788
Local authority
Stockport
Ward / constituency
Marple South & High Lane · Hazel Grove
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131889

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals69%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support0%——
95% boys (62)5% girls (3)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

65 pupils · 60 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    01 March 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 62 pupils

Attendance

53.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

46.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

83.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

46.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

20.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

78%
20/21
67%
21/22
78%
22/23
79%
23/24
84%
24/25

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

4.620191220224.720234.720246.92025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 86.946
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.754.1
Pupils in cohort10—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2018/2019)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.99
Low prior attainers
-1.63
Boys
-1.99

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics80%0%25%
English Language80%0%0%
History30%0%0%
Combined Science30%0%0%

House prices near the school

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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.