Stockport Academy | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Stockport Academy

Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport SK3 0UP

https://www.stockport-academy.org/

Stockport Academy is a non-selective, Christian academy. It has about 990 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester Academy, The Albion Academy, Salford City Academy and Irlam and Cadishead Academy.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.4		Priestnall School
1.6		Laurus Cheadle Hulme
1.6		Parrs Wood High School
1.6		St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
1.8		The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
1.9		Stockport School
2.0		The Kingsway School
2.2		Burnage Academy for Boys
2.5		Cheadle Hulme High School
2.6		Bramhall High School
2.6		Levenshulme High School
2.9		St James' Catholic High School

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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