Heaton School
St James Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4RE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Ruddick
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 106173
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614321931
About this school
Heaton School is a community special school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heaton 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Heaton 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report12 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.17%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.58%
- Persistent absence
- 33.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Covenant Christian School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Stockport
-
Broadstones School0.9 miles
Special schools · Reddish
-
Moat House1.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Stockport
-
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy1.2 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Stella Maris School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
- Acorns School Special schools
- Agricultural and Rural Centre Special schools
- Brinksway School Special schools
- Castle Hill High School Special schools
- Highfields College Local authority maintained schools
- Inscape House School Special schools
- Laurus Grace Free Schools
- Lisburne School Academies
- Moat House Local authority maintained schools
- Pear Tree Specialist Support High School Free Schools
- Pure Innovations Trading As Pure College Other types
- Reddish Hall School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Heaton School teach?
- Heaton School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Heaton School?
- The headteacher of Heaton School is Mr Andrew Ruddick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heaton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heaton 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 Heaton School?
- Heaton School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Heaton School a faith school?
- No. Heaton School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Heaton School have?
- The schools register lists Heaton School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Heaton School's absence rate?
- Heaton School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heaton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heaton 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.