Reddish Vale High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stockport
Reddish Vale Road, Stockport, SK5 7HD
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 19/06/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.9%
31.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
999
Capacity used
Has space74%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
163 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
341
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 163 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 24 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 8 | ● 19% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 49 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 341 | 196 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Stockport lets families list 6 preferences. 24 applications came from outside the council area (10 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
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Darren Moroney
- Address
- Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 7HD
- Phone
- 01614773544
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward / constituency
- Reddish South · Stockport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145133
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST
999 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,080 pupils
Attendance
87.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
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 | 42.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 40.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
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 | 174 | 7% | 28% | 44% | |
| English Language | 174 | 17% | 40% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 17% | 43% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 149 | 3% | 15% | 31% | |
| History | 108 | 19% | 34% | 40% | |
| Social Studies | 74 | 16% | 47% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 24% | 70% | 83% | |
| Geography | 56 | 11% | 29% | 38% | |
| Business | 41 | 15% | 29% | 44% | |
| Religious Studies | 38 | 32% | 61% | 68% | |
| Physical Education | 27 | 4% | 26% | 44% | |
| German | 25 | 20% | 52% | 64% |
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.