Cheadle Hulme High School, Cheadle

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that reading these pages will help you to gain an insight into the essence and heart of our school. Cheadle Hulme High School is the founder school of the Laurus Trust. We work hard to ensure that every member of our school community has access to a rich and diverse range of opportunities."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, badminton and dance.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Cheadle Hulme High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.

76% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.

That is down from 60.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.87: pupils made well above 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 42.4, against 61.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.5 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 415 families put Cheadle Hulme High School as their first choice and 1460 named it as one of their preferences, for 262 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 158 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cheadle Hulme High School are St James' Catholic High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4); Laurus Cheadle Hulme (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.2); Bramhall High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and Hazel Grove High School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7).

Cheadle Hulme High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Cheadle Hulme High School is one of 13 schools run by The Laurus Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.6 in 2024/25.

195 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cheadle Hulme High School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

Of the 264 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 144 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 44% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 232 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 49 (2.9%) 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 Cheadle Hulme Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cheadle Hulme High School (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cheadle Hulme 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, Cheadle Hulme High School issued 143 suspensions, 8.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cheadle Hulme High School are Thorn Grove Primary School (0.3 miles), Hursthead Junior School (0.3 miles), Hursthead Infant School (0.3 miles) and Moss Hey Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.