Bramhall High School
Seal Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 2JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,295
- URN
- 106139
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614398045
About this school
Bramhall High School is a community secondary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bramhall High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 183 | 242 | 251 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.3 | 48.9 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.13 to +0.55 | -0.08 -0.27 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 46.7% | 57.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 72.3% | 78.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 38.8% | 49% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bramhall High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.3 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,232 |
| 2023/24 | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 1,282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramhall High School compares
Bramhall High School ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.7 | 6.9% | 18.8% | 1,295 | — |
| Hazel Grove High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 16.8% | 1,452 | 0.8 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme High School | 60.7 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 1,690 | 1.4 miles |
| Stockport School | 45.7 | 10.6% | 30.2% | 1,341 | 1.8 miles |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.1 | 6.6% | 15.3% | 824 | 2.0 miles |
| Poynton High School | 53 | 7.2% | 10% | 1,467 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.8%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.86%
- Persistent absence
- 19.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hazel Grove High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Cheadle Hulme High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Stockport School1.8 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
St James' Catholic High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Poynton High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Bramhall High School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Stockport.
- Harrytown Catholic High School Secondary
- Hazel Grove High School Secondary
- Marple Hall School Secondary
- Poynton High School Secondary
- Priestnall School Secondary
- Reddish Vale High School Secondary
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Stockport Academy Secondary
- Stockport School Secondary
- Werneth School Secondary
- Freshfield Nursery School Nursery
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Bramhall High School teach?
- Bramhall High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Bramhall High School?
- The headteacher of Bramhall High School is Mr Paul Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bramhall High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bramhall High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bramhall High School?
- Bramhall High School has 1,295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bramhall High School full?
- Bramhall High School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,295 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bramhall High School a faith school?
- No. Bramhall High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bramhall High School a selective school?
- No. Bramhall High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bramhall High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.3 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bramhall High School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Bramhall High School ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bramhall High School's absence rate?
- Bramhall High School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bramhall High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramhall High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.