Special post 16 institution
Cheadle · SK8 6RQ · Stockport
Ages 16–25
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 106166
Royal School, Manchester
Non-maintained special school · Stockport · SK8 6RQ
Ages 4–19 · 67 pupils · Stockport
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Overall absence
11.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-01-16
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 10.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 7.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 41
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill84%
67 pupils · 80 places
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- Boys / girls
- 45 / 22
- School capacity
- 80
- Capacity fill
- 67 / 80 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- FSM pupils
- 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Local authority maintained
- Headteacher
- Ms Alex Darlington
Location
- Address
- Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme
- Postcode
- SK8 6RQ
- 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
- HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed non-maintained special school, Ages 4–19, in Stockport, Stockport, 67 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 27.5%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Alex Darlington
- Telephone
- 01616100100