Best Schools in Stockport

How many schools are there in Stockport?

Stockport has 111 open schools: 75 state primary, 12 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent, 13 special and 7 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stockport are rated Outstanding?

11 schools in Stockport were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Gatley Primary School, Ladybrook Primary School, Moat House, Castle Hill High School, Hollywood Park Nursery School and 6 more. Counting Good as well, 86% of the 83 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Gatley Primary SchoolLadybrook Primary SchoolMoat HouseCastle Hill High SchoolHollywood Park Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stockport get the best GCSE results?

Of the 14 schools in Stockport with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Priestnall School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.8 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Poynton High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.4 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Marple Hall School, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.6 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Priestnall SchoolPoynton High SchoolMarple Hall School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stockport have the best SATs results?

Of the 61 primary schools in Stockport with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Torkington Primary School (100% in reading, 97% in maths); Didsbury Road Primary School (95% in reading, 98% in maths); and Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (93% in reading, 100% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Torkington Primary SchoolDidsbury Road Primary SchoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stockport?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Stockport selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Stockport have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Stockport have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Stockport?

Apply to your council - Stockport, Cheshire East or Tameside, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.