Stockport Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stockport
Heathbank Road, Stockport, SK3 0UP
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,023
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
173 of 219 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
666
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 219 | 173 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 18 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 117 | 10 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 230 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 666 | 205 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Stockport lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Janine McCann
- Address
- Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0UP
- Phone
- 01612860330
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward / constituency
- Edgeley · Stockport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135262
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,023 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,051 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 20% | 55% | 71% | |
| English Language | 183 | 19% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 12% | 52% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 11% | 40% | 61% | |
| History | 105 | 14% | 40% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 14% | 67% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 69 | 25% | 61% | 71% | |
| Geography | 62 | 27% | 58% | 71% | |
| French | 58 | 14% | 66% | 81% | |
| Business | 48 | 23% | 56% | 67% | |
| Computer Science | 42 | 29% | 71% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 30% | 50% | 57% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Stockport council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.