Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College, Stockport
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 24 in Stockport. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College are Brinksway School (0.6 miles, selective); Heaton School (1.7 miles, Requires improvement); Lisburne School (1.8 miles); and Castle Hill High School (1.8 miles, Outstanding).
Brinksway SchoolHeaton SchoolLisburne SchoolCastle Hill High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stockport Rail Station, about 210 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
45 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garrick Theatre (opposite), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Pure College excels at creating a supportive environment where students with complex needs gain real independence and work-ready skills. The college has strong employer partnerships and consistently helps students progress to positive destinations including paid work and volunteering. Staff are highly knowledgeable and passionate about helping each student reach their full potential.
Key Strengths
- Staff create a friendly, calm and welcoming environment where students flourish and improve their confidence, resilience and communication skills
- Ambitious, employability-focused curriculum that equips students with practical skills for independence and work
- Staff have relevant experience and expertise, using personalised learning tailored to each student's starting point
- Strong partnerships with employers and parents who are pleased with students' rapid progress
- Effective use of high-needs funding to provide high staff-to-student ratios for tailored support
Areas for Improvement
- Some tutors do not consistently use questioning techniques to check all students understand key points before moving on
- Occasionally tutors do not use strategies effectively enough to maintain student attention, leading to distraction
- Leaders do not always check that staff put into practice the skills learned from training sessions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with students knowing how to report concerns and understanding safety procedures in various settings.
Extracurricular Activities
Guest speaker sessions on homelessness and online safety, education visits, tea dance work placements, work experience at transport providers, healthy relationships and sexual health education
Pure College is an independent specialist college in Stockport for students aged 16-25 with special educational needs and disabilities. The college provides individualised programmes across three pathways: ambition for life, ambition for work, and supported internships.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 45
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 29 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockport
Across Stockport council
Places available
3,325
Applications
3,368
Got 1st preference
79.9%
Got preferred school
94.2%
All secondary applications across Stockport council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
Special educational needs provision
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College
What is Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College's Ofsted rating?
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025.
What is the catchment area for Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College?
No fixed boundary. When Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College is oversubscribed, Stockport allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College have specialist SEN provision?
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College?
Apply through Stockport's coordinated admissions process, naming Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 29 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College?
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College is at 1 Exchange Street, Stockport, SK3 0GA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)