Harrytown Catholic High School, Stockport

In its own words: "At Harrytown Catholic High School, our ethos is grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the values of the Catholic faith. Every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to grow spiritually, academically, and personally."

In 2026, pupils at Harrytown Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: pupils made below 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 34, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Harrytown Catholic High School as their first choice and 415 named it as one of their preferences, for 156 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harrytown Catholic High School are Werneth School (under 0.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.7); Marple Hall School (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 53.6); Stockport School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); and St Thomas More RC College (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1).

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

86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Harrytown Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 37% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (37%).

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

The nearest railway station is Romiley Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harrytown High School (on), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harrytown Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Harrytown Catholic High School issued 322 suspensions, 40.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harrytown Catholic High School are St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Bredbury Green Primary School (0.3 miles); Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School (0.7 miles); and Romiley Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.