Stretford High School
Great Stone Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Doward
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000
- URN
- 106370
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618761850
About this school
Stretford High School is a foundation secondary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,000 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stretford 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 182 | 182 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 47.3 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 -0.01 to +0.41 | +0.07 -0.14 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 45.1% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 69.8% | 63.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 Stretford 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.3 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.3 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 958 |
| 2024/25 | 979 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stretford High School compares
Stretford High School ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 9.4% | 44.4% | 1,000 | — |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 1.0 miles |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | 35.6 | 10.6% | 44.8% | 464 | 1.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | 38.7 | 8.7% | 53.8% | 989 | 1.3 miles |
| Lostock High School | 43.7 | 12.9% | 37.7% | 513 | 1.5 miles |
| Chorlton High School | 54 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 1,532 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report13 November 2024
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.43%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.37%
- Persistent absence
- 29.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stretford Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK1.3 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Lostock High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Chorlton High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Stretford High School ranks 38th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Stretford High School teach?
- Stretford High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Stretford High School?
- The headteacher of Stretford High School is Mrs Nicola Doward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stretford High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stretford 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 Stretford High School?
- Stretford High School has 1,000 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Stretford High School full?
- Stretford High School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,000 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stretford High School a faith school?
- No. Stretford High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stretford High School a selective school?
- No. Stretford High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Stretford High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stretford High School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Stretford High School ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stretford High School's absence rate?
- Stretford High School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stretford High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stretford 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.