Poynton High School, Stockport

In its own words: "Poynton High School and Performing Arts College is an 11-18 school providing high quality education to the communities of Poynton, Disley, Adlington and Pott Shrigley. An increasing number of parents each year are also choosing to send their children to Poynton High School from further afield, and we welcome this widening community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Poynton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is up from 53 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: pupils made 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 32.1, against 56.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 24.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 248 families put Poynton High School as their first choice and 491 named it as one of their preferences, for 243 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Poynton High School are Hazel Grove High School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); Bramhall High School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); Cheadle Hulme High School (3.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.3); and Stockport School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9).

Poynton High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Poynton High School is one of 6 schools run by The True Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 223 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 156 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Poynton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Poynton 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 August 2026, police recorded 39 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).

In 2024/25, Poynton High School issued 218 suspensions, 14.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Poynton High School are Worth Primary School (0.1 miles); Vernon Primary School (0.3 miles); St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles); and Lower Park School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.