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Stockport Academy

Academy sponsor led · Stockport · SK3 0UP

Ages 11–16 · 1,023 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

46.6

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

1.01 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.24
−20+2
Attainment 846.6
English & maths grade 5+39%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry64%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised4.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
1,053

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.01 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

213

Places offered

215

1st-preference offers

167

Total preferences (any rank)
736
Preferred offers (top 3)
215
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
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 fill100%

1,023 pupils · 1,020 places

Pupils on roll
1,023
Boys / girls
517 / 506
School capacity
1,020
Capacity fill
1,023 / 1,020 (100%)
Free school meals
41.2%
FSM pupils
421
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Janine McCann

Location

Address
Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath
Postcode
SK3 0UP
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Stockport, Stockport, 1,023 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 41.2%. Religious character: Christian.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Secondary schools in Stockport
11
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK3
15
Secondary in SK3
1
Open schools in Stockport LA
137
Secondary in Stockport LA
14

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence10.0%

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  • The Kingsway School

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    • EM5+42%
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  • Burnage Academy for Boys

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    • EM5+56%
    • Absence8.2%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Janine McCann
Telephone
01612860330
Website
www.stockport-academy.org

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