Cheadle Hulme High School
Woods Lane, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 7JY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Brown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,690
- URN
- 137843
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614857201
About this school
Cheadle Hulme High School is a secondary academy in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,690 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 268 | 264 | 268 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.5 | 59.7 | 60.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.78 +0.61 to +0.95 | +0.87 +0.69 to +1.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 71.6% | 75% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 85.2% | 88.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 76.1% | 78.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
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 Cheadle Hulme 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 | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.5 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.7 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.7 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,665 |
| 2023/24 | 1,667 |
| 2024/25 | 1,690 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheadle Hulme High School compares
Cheadle Hulme High School ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60.7 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 1,690 | — |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.1 | 6.6% | 15.3% | 824 | 0.6 miles |
| Laurus Cheadle Hulme | 54.5 | 7.1% | 19.3% | 1,054 | 1.4 miles |
| Bramhall High School | 51.7 | 6.9% | 18.8% | 1,295 | 1.4 miles |
| Hazel Grove High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 16.8% | 1,452 | 2.2 miles |
| The Kingsway School | 46.5 | 8.9% | 26.5% | 1,260 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.35%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 12.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Catholic High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Laurus Cheadle Hulme1.4 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Bramhall High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Hazel Grove High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
The Kingsway School2.3 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
Other schools in Cheadle
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme Secondary
- St James' Catholic High School Secondary
- The Kingsway School Secondary
- Bolshaw Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Primary
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primary
- Etchells Primary School Primary
- Hursthead Infant School Primary
- Hursthead Junior School Primary
- Ladybridge Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cheadle Hulme High School teach?
- Cheadle Hulme High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheadle Hulme High School?
- The headteacher of Cheadle Hulme High School is Mr David Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cheadle Hulme High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheadle Hulme 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 big is Cheadle Hulme High School?
- Cheadle Hulme High School has 1,690 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cheadle Hulme High School full?
- Cheadle Hulme High School has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,690 on roll (102%), 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 Cheadle Hulme High School a faith school?
- No. Cheadle Hulme High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cheadle Hulme High School a selective school?
- No. Cheadle Hulme High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Cheadle Hulme High School?
- Cheadle Hulme High School is part of THE LAURUS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cheadle Hulme High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.5 in 2022/23 and 60.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheadle Hulme High School rank locally?
- Cheadle Hulme High School ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheadle Hulme High School's absence rate?
- Cheadle Hulme High School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheadle Hulme High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheadle Hulme 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 1 July 2026.