63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
69%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
811.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,011
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStockport
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Stockport Academy · Secondary · Stockport
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-1pp
71%63%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
+8pp
50%40%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
47.0
+0.4
48.645.041.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.0
EBacc entry
69%
+6pp
70%54%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
EBacc APS
811.9
-22.1
849.2651.8454.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 811.9
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,011
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0UP
Local authority
Stockport
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 47% | 47.0 | Not applicable | 69% | 811.9 | 71% | 1,011 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 39% | 46.6 | +0.24 | 64% | 834.0 | 65% | 1,015 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 36% | 41.4 | -0.37 | 69% | 670.0 | 69% | 988 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 50% | 48.6 | -0.06 | 70% | 849.2 | 70% | 1,006 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 30% | 42.7 | +0.10 | 38% | 454.4 | 50% | 869 |
| 2017/18 | 57% | 37% | 44.2 | +0.15 | 39% | 333.9 | 60% | 760 |
| 2016/17 | 64% | 35% | 47.8 | +0.25 | 32% | — | 41% | 704 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 24.1 | D+ | -0.63 | 6% | 35 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,011 | 17.0 | 22% | 17% | 40% | 8% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 1,015 | 27.9 | 20% | 17% | 40% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 988 | 22.5 | 24% | 16% | 41% | 9% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 1,006 | 19.3 | 22% | 14% | 40% | 8% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 986 | 17.3 | 23% | 13% | 41% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 869 | 17.2 | 16% | 11% | 46% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 760 | 16.3 | 16% | 10% | 46% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 704 | 14.1 | 16% | 10% | 50% | 7% | 19% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.