Highfields College
Essex Road, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8DR
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Grant
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 134623
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614067922
About this school
Highfields College is a special school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highfields College, 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 the school has improved significantly.
Trends over time
How Highfields College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report20 November 2024
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridge House School0.6 miles
Special schools
-
Penarth Group School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Cheshire
-
Ashlea House School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Moat House1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Stockport
-
Agricultural and Rural Centre1.6 miles
Special 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
- Heaton School Special 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 Highfields College teach?
- Highfields College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfields College?
- The headteacher of Highfields College is Mr Matthew Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highfields College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfields College, 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 Highfields College?
- Highfields College has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Highfields College a faith school?
- No. Highfields College has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfields College publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Highfields College. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.