Bramhall High School
Community school · 1,295 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7
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Werneth School
- Pupils on roll
- 925of 1,250 places
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 209
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Needs attentionInclusion Needs attentionLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Werneth School has no sixth form. Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 20% moved to a sixth form college, 53% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.8 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Stockport, with 25% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Physical Education is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Stockport and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Werneth School | Stockport | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 220 | 3,116 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 72% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 8% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Werneth School | Stockport | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.8 | 47.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 49% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 27% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | 4.26 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 39% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.7 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.3 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 206 | 99% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 52% |
| Mathematics | 206 | 99% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 50% |
| English Literature | 190 | 91% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 159 | 76% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 35% |
| Geography | 126 | 60% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 48% |
| History | 62 | 30% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 44% |
| French | 50 | 24% | 18% | 2% | 29% | 36% |
| Physical Education | 44 | 21% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 39% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 38 | 18% | 8% | 26% | 21% | 76% |
| Photography | 36 | 17% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 69% |
| Biology | 31 | 15% | 23% | 23% | 45% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 14% | 23% | 23% | 47% | 90% |
| Physics | 30 | 14% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 90% |
| Graphic Communication | 29 | 14% | 1% | 0% | 23% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 13% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 96% |
| Film Studies | 18 | 9% | 1% | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 7% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 73% |
| Spanish | 11 | 5% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 36% |
| 3D Design | 10 | 5% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 88% |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 0% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 53 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 35 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 26 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 15 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 14 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Stockport
Cheadle Hulme High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,690 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 60.7
Harrytown Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 792 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.6
Hazel Grove High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,452 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Free schools · 1,054 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.5
Marple Hall School
Academy converter · 1,590 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.