Bramhall High School, Stockport

In its own words: "It is a privilege to lead this wonderful community. At Bramhall, each student is celebrated for their particular talents, spirit and potential, no matter the path their interests lead them down. We are ambitious for all our students, helping each one to be the very best they can be and boosting their individual potential."

On phones, the school says: "Here are the links to the government guidelines and research around smartphone use in children: Department for Education Smartphone Free Childhood Will phones be completely banned?"

In 2026, pupils at Bramhall High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.2, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 179 families put Bramhall High School as their first choice and 928 named it as one of their preferences, for 292 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bramhall High School are Hazel Grove High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); Cheadle Hulme High School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.3); Stockport School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); and St James' Catholic High School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4).

Bramhall High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

In 2026, 201 pupils (15.5%) received SEN support and 32 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Bramhall Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramhall High School, 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bramhall High School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Bramhall High School issued 115 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bramhall High School are Ladybrook Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Pownall Green Primary School (0.4 miles), Moorfield Primary School (0.9 miles) and Bramhall Park Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.