Stockport Academy
Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0UP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Janine McCann
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 1,023
- URN
- 135262
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612860330
About this school
Stockport Academy is a Christian secondary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,023 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stockport Academy, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 176 | 193 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 46.6 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.59 to -0.16 | +0.24 +0.04 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 39.4% | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 63.2% | 62.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 63.7% | 69.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Stockport Academy 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 | 41.4 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 988 |
| 2023/24 | 1,015 |
| 2024/25 | 1,011 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stockport Academy compares
Stockport Academy ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 8.2% | 39.8% | 1,023 | — |
| Priestnall School | 52.6 | 8.5% | 14.8% | 1,312 | 1.4 miles |
| Laurus Cheadle Hulme | 54.5 | 7.1% | 19.3% | 1,054 | 1.5 miles |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | 41.2 | 10.8% | 45.1% | 666 | 1.6 miles |
| Parrs Wood High School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 32.9% | 1,786 | 1.6 miles |
| The Barlow RC High School | 49.8 | 7.8% | 41.6% | 930 | 1.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.76%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.21%
- Persistent absence
- 19.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priestnall School1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Laurus Cheadle Hulme1.5 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Parrs Wood High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The Barlow RC High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Stockport
Stockport Academy ranks 5th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Stockport.
- Bramhall High School Secondary
- 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 School Secondary
- Werneth School Secondary
- Freshfield Nursery School Nursery
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Stockport Academy teach?
- Stockport Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockport.
- Who is the principal of Stockport Academy?
- The principal of Stockport Academy is Mrs Janine McCann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stockport Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stockport Academy, 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 Stockport Academy?
- Stockport Academy has 1,023 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Stockport Academy full?
- Stockport Academy has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 1,023 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 Stockport Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Stockport Academy is designated Christian.
- Is Stockport Academy a selective school?
- No. Stockport Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Stockport Academy part of an academy trust?
- Stockport Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stockport Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stockport Academy compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Stockport Academy ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stockport Academy's absence rate?
- Stockport Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stockport Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stockport Academy'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 1 July 2026.