Windlehurst School
Windlehurst Road, Hawk Green, Stockport, SK6 7HZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Christopher Ormiston
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 131889
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614274788
About this school
Windlehurst School is a community special school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 65 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.19 -3.02 to -1.35 | -2.13 -3.00 to -1.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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 Windlehurst 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 | 4.7 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 40.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 46.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.07%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 46.7%
- Persistent absence
- 83.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acorns School0.9 miles
Special schools · Stockport
-
Brabyns Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Stockport
-
Castle Hill High School2.7 miles
Special schools · Stockport
-
Agricultural and Rural Centre2.8 miles
Special schools · Stockport
-
Lisburne School2.8 miles
Academies · Stockport
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- Agricultural and Rural Centre Special schools
- Brinksway School Special schools
- Castle Hill High School Special schools
- Heaton 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
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Common questions
- What year groups does Windlehurst School teach?
- Windlehurst School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Windlehurst School?
- The headteacher of Windlehurst School is Headteacher Christopher Ormiston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windlehurst School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windlehurst 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 big is Windlehurst School?
- Windlehurst School has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Windlehurst School full?
- Windlehurst School has capacity for 60 pupils and 65 on roll (108%), 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 Windlehurst School a faith school?
- No. Windlehurst School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Windlehurst School have?
- The schools register lists Windlehurst School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Windlehurst School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.7 in 2022/23 and 6.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Windlehurst School's absence rate?
- Windlehurst School's overall absence rate is 46.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windlehurst School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windlehurst 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 30 June 2026.