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Windlehurst School

Community special school · Stockport · SK6 7HZ

Ages 11–16 · 65 pupils · Stockport

Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

4.7

Overall absence

40.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-03-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
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 8-2.13
−20+2
Attainment 84.7
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence40.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)78.8%
Unauthorised18.5%
Authorised absence
21.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
36.5%
Enrolments in measure
52

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill108%

65 pupils · 60 places

Pupils on roll
65
Boys / girls
62 / 3
School capacity
60
Capacity fill
65 / 60 (108%)
Free school meals
69.2%
FSM pupils
45
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Headteacher Christopher Ormiston

Location

Address
Windlehurst Road, Hawk Green, Marple
Postcode
SK6 7HZ
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
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
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
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 community special school, Ages 11–16, in Stockport, Stockport, 65 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 69.2%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK6
22
Open schools in Stockport LA
137

Nearby schools

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

  • Other independent special school

    Stockport · SK6 7NN · Stockport

    Ages 5–17

    • Att816.3
    • EM5+0%

    0.9 miles away

  • High Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 8JQ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM11.7%

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 6DW · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 8DB · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand0.91

    1.3 miles away

  • Mellor Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 5PL · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM5.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Torkington Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 6NR · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.1%
    • Demand1.07

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Christopher Ormiston
Telephone
01614274788

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