St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Glenfield Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 2QP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Sutcliffe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 666
- URN
- 147942
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614328162
About this school
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 666 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
- 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 | 134 | 123 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 42.5 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.33 to +0.17 | -0.20 -0.46 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 44.7% | 40.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61% | 56.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 22% | 31.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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 St Anne's RC Voluntary 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 | 44.3 | 30.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 592 |
| 2023/24 | 592 |
| 2024/25 | 641 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy compares
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 10.8% | 45.1% | 666 | — |
| Priestnall School | 52.6 | 8.5% | 14.8% | 1,312 | 1.2 miles |
| Reddish Vale High School | 37.7 | 12.1% | 45.5% | 999 | 1.3 miles |
| Burnage Academy for Boys | 46.6 | 8% | 53% | 1,021 | 1.5 miles |
| Levenshulme High School | 52.5 | 5.9% | 52.4% | 1,057 | 1.5 miles |
| Stockport Academy | 47 | 8.2% | 39.8% | 1,023 | 1.6 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)
- 45.09%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.75%
- Persistent absence
- 27.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priestnall School1.2 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Reddish Vale High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Burnage Academy for Boys1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Levenshulme High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Stockport Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy ranks 7th 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
- Stockport Academy Secondary
- Stockport School Secondary
- Werneth School Secondary
- Freshfield Nursery School Nursery
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is Mrs Julie Sutcliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's RC Voluntary 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 big is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy has 666 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy full?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 666 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.3 in 2022/23 and 41.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Stockport for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's RC Voluntary 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 10 July 2026.