Bramhall High School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Stockport · SK7 2JT · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- Att848.9
- P8-0.1
- EM5+47%
- Absence7.5%
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 137923
Hazel Grove High School
Academy converter · Stockport · SK7 5JX
Ages 11–18 · 1,452 pupils · Stockport
Ofsted
Expected standard
Attainment 8
48.2
Overall absence
8.7%
Admissions demand
0.97 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-04-28
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.19
−20+2
Attainment 848.2
English & maths grade 5+48%
English & maths grade 4+70%
EBacc entry63%
EBacc APS: 4.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised2.7%
- Authorised absence
- 6.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,373
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.97 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
264
Places offered
276
1st-preference offers
240
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 978
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 276
- Applications from outside LA
- 31
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
1,452 pupils · 1,384 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- Boys / girls
- 740 / 712
- School capacity
- 1,384
- Capacity fill
- 1,452 / 1,384 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- FSM pupils
- 236
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Moroney
Location
- Address
- Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove
- Postcode
- SK7 5JX
- Town
- Stockport
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Stockport
- District
- Stockport
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- 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
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 6 on roll / 6 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Stockport, Stockport, 1,452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.7%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment….
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Stockport School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Stockport · SK2 6BW · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- Att847.4
- P80.3
- EM5+52%
- Absence10.0%
1.4 miles away
Poynton High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Stockport · SK12 1PU · Cheshire East
Ages 11–18
- Att856.9
- P80.3
- EM5+62%
- Absence7.4%
2.1 miles away
Cheadle Hulme High School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Cheadle · SK8 7JY · Stockport
Ages 11–18
- Att859.7
- P80.9
- EM5+72%
- Absence6.1%
2.2 miles away
Marple Hall School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Secondary
Stockport · SK6 6LB · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- FSM13.4%
2.7 miles away
St James' Catholic High School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Cheadle · SK8 6PZ · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- Att852.9
- P80.2
- EM5+59%
- Absence5.6%
2.7 miles away
Stockport Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Stockport · SK3 0UP · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- Att846.6
- P80.2
- EM5+39%
- Absence8.4%
2.8 miles away
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Cheadle · SK8 5GB · Stockport
Ages 11–16
- Att854.6
- P80.5
- EM5+59%
- Absence8.4%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Moroney
- Telephone
- 01615497700