Hazel Grove High School
Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Moroney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,384
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- URN
- 137923
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615497700
About this school
Hazel Grove High School is a secondary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,452 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
- 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 | 293 | 265 | 260 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 48.2 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 +0.06 to +0.38 | +0.19 +0.02 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 47.9% | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 70.2% | 66.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 62.6% | 58.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 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 Hazel Grove 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 | 48.6 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,360 |
| 2023/24 | 1,382 |
| 2024/25 | 1,435 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hazel Grove High School compares
Hazel Grove High School ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.6 | 8.9% | 16.8% | 1,452 | — |
| Bramhall High School | 51.7 | 6.9% | 18.8% | 1,295 | 0.8 miles |
| Stockport School | 45.7 | 10.6% | 30.2% | 1,341 | 1.4 miles |
| Poynton High School | 53 | 7.2% | 10% | 1,467 | 2.1 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme High School | 60.7 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 1,690 | 2.2 miles |
| Marple Hall School | — | — | — | 1,590 | 2.7 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)
- 16.79%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 20.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramhall High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Stockport School1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockport
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Poynton High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stockport
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Cheadle Hulme High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
-
Marple Hall School2.7 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Hazel Grove High School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Stockport.
- Bramhall High School Secondary
- Harrytown Catholic 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 Academy Secondary
- Stockport School Secondary
- Werneth School Secondary
- Freshfield Nursery School Nursery
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Hazel Grove High School teach?
- Hazel Grove High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Hazel Grove High School?
- The headteacher of Hazel Grove High School is Mrs Emma Moroney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazel Grove High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazel Grove 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 Hazel Grove High School?
- Hazel Grove High School has 1,452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hazel Grove High School full?
- Hazel Grove High School has capacity for 1,384 pupils and 1,452 on roll (105%), 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 Hazel Grove High School a faith school?
- No. Hazel Grove High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hazel Grove High School a selective school?
- No. Hazel Grove High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hazel Grove High School?
- Hazel Grove 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.
- What SEN provision does Hazel Grove High School have?
- The schools register lists Hazel Grove High School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hazel Grove High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hazel Grove High School rank locally?
- Hazel Grove High School ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hazel Grove High School's absence rate?
- Hazel Grove High School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazel Grove High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazel Grove 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.