Stockport Academy, Stockport
Stockport Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Stockport, part of United Learning Trust. It has a Christian religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 5th-highest of the 11 schools in Stockport with published results, and 690th of 3,298 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Stockport (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Stockport Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Stockport Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Stockport and 47 across England.
57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Stockport and 47% in England.
That is up from 47 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: 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 47.5, against 55.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.8 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.
Getting a place at Stockport Academy
For September 2026 entry, 190 families put Stockport Academy as their first choice and 596 named it as one of their preferences, for 199 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Stockport Academy are Priestnall School (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 55.8); Laurus Cheadle Hulme (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.2); St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.4); and Parrs Wood High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7).
Stockport Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Priestnall SchoolLaurus Cheadle HulmeSt Anne's RC Voluntary AcademyParrs Wood High School
The trust
Stockport Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.
What parents say
78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Stockport Academy (as of September 2025): 76% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 37% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (37%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
41.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stockport Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stockport Academy (outside), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Stockport Academy issued 109 suspensions, 10.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Stockport Academy are Alexandra Park Primary School (0.3 miles), Cheadle Heath Primary School (0.3 miles), Lark Hill Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bridge Hall Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Alexandra Park Primary SchoolCheadle Heath Primary SchoolLark Hill Primary SchoolBridge Hall Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Stockport Academy creates a caring, respectful environment where pupils feel safe and happy to learn. Teachers are passionate and knowledgeable, and the school has significantly improved its curriculum and exam results. The school goes beyond academics, offering rich experiences like university visits and a strong careers programme to prepare pupils for their futures.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave extremely well with clear understanding of the school's behaviour policy, allowing them to learn free from distraction
- Strong reading support programme helps struggling readers build fluency and confidence
- Rich personal development programme including university visits for Year 9 pupils and a carefully constructed careers programme
- High-quality pastoral support and caring school environment where pupils are kind to one another
- Improved curriculum with identified essential knowledge helping teachers teach more effectively
Areas for Improvement
- Some teachers do not consistently use assessment information to help pupils embed and apply knowledge in their learning
- Adaptations to learning are not always effectively applied for disadvantaged pupils and some pupils with SEND, hindering their access and achievement
- Attendance remains a concern for a small group of disadvantaged pupils who attend less frequently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Prefectural board roles, respect leaders, language ambassadors, Funday Friday activities, WOW (work of the week) celebrations, university visits, careers programme, Christmas market, Stock Fest
Stockport Academy is a secondary comprehensive school where pupils are happy, feel safe, and benefit from strong relationships with staff built on mutual respect. The school has strengthened its curriculum and improved outcomes, with most pupils learning better than in recent years.
About
Stockport Academy is a non-selective co-educational school within the English Academy programme, located in Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchester. It caters for children aged 11–16 and has approximately 1,300 pupils on roll.
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At a Glance
41.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
78 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.37 to 0.24 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 41.4 to 52.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 36% to 57% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 52.5 | 57.1% |
| Disadvantaged(70) | - | 47.5 | 47.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(126) | - | 55.3 | 62.7% |
| Boys(104) | - | 51.3 | 52.9% |
| Girls(92) | - | 53.9 | 62% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(42) | - | 57.9 | 64.3% |
| Non mobile(189) | - | 52.6 | 57.7% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 193 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.30%
Exclusion rate
109
Suspensions
10.78%
Suspension rate
57 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,011 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Stockport Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
7 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
998 pupils
1,283 places
285 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
192
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,023
Total Pupils
517
Boys
506
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
70
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,694
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,575
Per pupil
£8380k
Total funding
£420k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.2%
Overall absence
20.0%
Persistent absence
1,051
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Stockport Academy
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Stockport Academy
What are GCSE results like at Stockport Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Stockport Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 52.5. 57% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Stockport Academy's Ofsted rating?
Stockport Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Stockport Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Stockport Academy is oversubscribed, Stockport allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Stockport Academy?
Stockport Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 1283 places.
How big are the classes at Stockport Academy?
Classes at Stockport Academy average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Stockport Academy?
Stockport Academy has around 1023 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Stockport Academy?
8.2% of sessions were missed at Stockport Academy in 2024/25. 20% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Stockport Academy?
Apply through Stockport's coordinated admissions process, naming Stockport Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Stockport Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 7 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 Stockport Academy?
Stockport Academy is at Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0UP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)