Secondary schools in Stockport
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Stockport has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,116 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 8% in a school sixth form, 41% at a sixth form college, 34% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 52% of students in Stockport went to university (England 37%), and 27% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 47.1 against 46.1 for England; 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Stockport against England
| Measure | Stockport | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,116 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Stockport
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhall High SchoolCommunity school | 1,295 | 89% | 10% | 19% | 2% | — | 51.7 | 58% |
| Cheadle Hulme High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,690 | 90% | 34% | 16% | 1% | 75% | 60.7 | 75% |
| Harrytown Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 792 | 84% | 1% | 27% | 5% | — | 40.6 | 35% |
| Hazel Grove High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,452 | 91% | 14% | 40% | 3% | — | 48.6 | 47% |
| Laurus Cheadle HulmeFree schools | 1,054 | 88% | 26% | 23% | 3% | — | 54.5 | 60% |
| Marple Hall SchoolAcademy converter | 1,590 | 84% | 1% | 36% | 4% | — | 50.5 | 60% |
| Priestnall SchoolAcademy converter | 1,312 | 86% | 2% | 18% | 5% | — | 52.6 | 57% |
| Reddish Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 999 | 77% | 2% | 50% | 1% | — | 37.7 | 26% |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 666 | 89% | 1% | 36% | 3% | — | 41.2 | 41% |
| St James' Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 824 | 88% | 6% | 21% | 4% | — | 51.1 | 46% |
| Stockport AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,023 | 74% | 1% | 43% | 3% | — | 47.0 | 47% |
| Stockport SchoolCommunity school | 1,341 | 84% | 1% | 46% | 7% | — | 45.7 | 50% |
| The Kingsway SchoolAcademy converter | 1,260 | 88% | 8% | 46% | 2% | — | 46.5 | 51% |
| Werneth SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 925 | 72% | 0% | 53% | 5% | — | 36.8 | 25% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (13)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquinas Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 53% | — | — |
| Cheadle Hulme Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,499 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.9 | 0% |
| Hulme Hall Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.9 | 75% |
| North West Hospital Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Progress Schools - Stockportindependent · Other independent school | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | 0% |
| Stockport Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,448 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.3 | 0% |
| Broadstones Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 13% |
| Castle Hill High Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 350 | 90% | 0% | 35% | 0% | — | 3.3 | 0% |
| Heaton Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 94 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Inscape House Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 158 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Reddish Hall Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | 0% |
| Royal School, Manchesterspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 67 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Windlehurst Schoolspecial · Community special school | 65 | 27% | 0% | 18% | 0% | — | 6.9 | 0% |