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Stockport Academy

Secondary · Stockport · SK3 0UP

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 January 2025

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At a glance

1,023 pupils · 100% of 1,020 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stockport-academy.org
URN
135262

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 190 families named it first for 199 Year 7 places, 0.95 first choices per place. At its inspection on 21 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

199 places offered · 190 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
47
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school47
Median of its 12 closest peers39.3
Stockport average47.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Radcliffe SchoolMilton Keynes · 109 miles awayRequires improvement38.2
Lealands High SchoolLuton · 125 miles awayGood44.3
Outwood Academy CitySheffield · 33 miles awayRequires improvement40.4
Bedminster Down SchoolBristol · 138 miles awayRequires improvement41.7
The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyLincoln · 68 miles awayNeeds attention35.6
St John Fisher Catholic High SchoolWigan · 22 miles awayNeeds attention41.3
Oasis Academy SholingSouthampton · 176 miles awayRequires improvement43.3
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolCroydon · 166 miles awayExpected standard45.3
Miltoncross AcademyPortsmouth · 186 miles awayRequires improvement36.3
Spen Valley High SchoolLiversedge · 29 miles awayNeeds attention35.7
King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademyWaltham Abbey · 150 miles awayNeeds attention36.5
Oasis Academy MayfieldSouthampton · 177 miles awayGood37

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Stockport 74%, England 59%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Stockport 4%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Black African 3% (Stockport 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Stockport 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Stockport 1%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Stockport 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.78 suspensions per 100 pupils and 3 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Stockport: 20.45 suspensions and 0.38 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,694; 12.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,366
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 13% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£564,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
83%
Continuing in education
74%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
5%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.9%62.3%
Social housing9.8%17.1%
Privately rented19.9%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats11.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van26.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005820 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£262,000568 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£223,500–£320,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (43)£356,000
Semi-detached (262)£290,000
Terraced (251)£230,000
Flat (12)£163,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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