Poynton High School
Yew Tree Lane, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1PU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TRUE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Head Teacher
- Mr Matthew Dean
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The True Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,552
- Pupils on roll
- 1,467
- URN
- 146387
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625871811
About this school
Poynton High School is a secondary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,467 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poynton High School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 210 | 223 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.4 | 56.9 | 53.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.06 to +0.33 | +0.29 +0.10 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 62.3% | 52.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 80.7% | 77.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 57% | 45.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
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 Poynton 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.4 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.9 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,457 |
| 2023/24 | 1,499 |
| 2024/25 | 1,500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poynton High School compares
Poynton High School ranked 4th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53 | 7.2% | 10% | 1,467 | — |
| Hazel Grove High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 16.8% | 1,452 | 2.1 miles |
| Bramhall High School | 51.7 | 6.9% | 18.8% | 1,295 | 2.3 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme High School | 60.7 | 5.3% | 11.4% | 1,690 | 3.4 miles |
| Stockport School | 45.7 | 10.6% | 30.2% | 1,341 | 3.5 miles |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.1 | 6.6% | 15.3% | 824 | 3.7 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)
- 10.01%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.19%
- Persistent absence
- 16.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hazel Grove High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stockport
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Bramhall High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Stockport
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Cheadle Hulme High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
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Stockport School3.5 miles
Secondary · Stockport
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St James' Catholic High School3.7 miles
Secondary · Cheadle
Other schools in Stockport
Poynton High School ranks 1st 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
- 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 ages does Poynton High School teach?
- Poynton High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stockport.
- Who is the head teacher of Poynton High School?
- The head teacher of Poynton High School is Mr Matthew Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poynton High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poynton 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 many pupils are at Poynton High School?
- Poynton High School has 1,467 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Poynton High School full?
- Poynton High School has capacity for 1,552 pupils and 1,467 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Poynton High School a faith school?
- No. Poynton High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Poynton High School a selective school?
- No. Poynton High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Poynton High School part of an academy trust?
- Poynton High School is part of THE TRUE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Poynton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.4 in 2022/23 and 53 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poynton High School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Poynton High School ranked 4th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Poynton High School's absence rate?
- Poynton High School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poynton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poynton 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 10 July 2026.