St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport

In its own words: "St Anne’s is a relatively small catholic school whose motto is ‘To know, love and serve God’. We are proud to be a catholic school where our values are strong. We serve the parishes of St Winifred’s, St Joseph’s and St Mary’s but our intake is much wider. Our vision is to ‘be outstanding in all we do’."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gardening, Duke of Edinburgh and journalism.

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 St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 41.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.2: 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 35.5, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 108 families put St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 318 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy are Priestnall School (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 55.8); Reddish Vale High School (1.3 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.9); Burnage Academy for Boys (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.9); and Levenshulme High School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.2).

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 123 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 7% into work.

46.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (13%) and Asian (11%).

The nearest railway station is Heaton Chapel Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Warwick Road (opposite), 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy issued 402 suspensions, 62.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy are All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport (0.2 miles), Whitehill Primary School (0.3 miles), Norris Bank Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.