Marple Hall School, Stockport

In its own words: "Our school ethos is based around the five personal qualities that we value most highly. These are encapsulated in the Marple Hall Spirit , first devised by the whole school community in 2016. They apply equally to everyone at school - young and old - and help to shape everything that we do. ‘We put effort into everything we do."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Marple Hall School. Marple Hall School is a high performing, over-subscribed and ambitious comprehensive school with over 1550 students aged eleven to sixteen. We believe in the mantra that ‘better never stops’ and intend to become the most successful comprehensive school in the country. We are fiercely proud of our students."

In 2026, pupils at Marple Hall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.4, against 57.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 22.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 387 families put Marple Hall School as their first choice and 781 named it as one of their preferences, for 320 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 74 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Marple Hall School are Harrytown Catholic High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); Werneth School (1.3 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.7); Stockport School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); and Hazel Grove High School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7).

Marple Hall School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Marple Hall School is one of 2 schools run by Helix Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 311 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Marple Hall School has a resourced provision: 18 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Rose Hill Marple Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marple Hall School (outside), 70 metres away.

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

The primary schools closest to Marple Hall School are Rose Hill Primary School (0.6 miles), Warren Wood Primary School (0.7 miles), Bredbury Green Primary School (1.2 miles) and Dial Park Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.