OFSTED
19 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Stockport
Trust
ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
999
999 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
522
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
477
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.3 pts
above England
School
46.1%
Stockport
20.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.1 pts
below England
School
9.2%
Stockport
12.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Stockport
1.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.9%
798
Unclassified
5.0%
50
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
23
African
1.7%
17
Pakistani
1.5%
15
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.8%
198 of
999 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.7
1.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.29 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.85 pts
higher than
England
School
12.07%
Stockport
6.26%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.76 pts
higher than
England
School
31.57%
Stockport
15.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.25 pts
higher than
England
School
8.06%
Stockport
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
74.0%
18.3 pts
below England
Reddish Vale High School
74.0%
Stockport
94.4%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.