What is Stockport Academy's Ofsted rating?

Stockport Academy received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about Stockport Academy?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 78 responses): 76% of parents would recommend Stockport Academy.

What are Stockport Academy's latest exam results?

Stockport Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 46.8. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Stockport Academy located?

Stockport Academy is a secondary school in Stockport, Stockport (SK3 0UP).

How many pupils attend Stockport Academy?

Stockport Academy has around 1,011 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Stockport Academy with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Stockport Academy

Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0UP

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Jan 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

46.8school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

46.8

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

22.9%

Basics 9-5

47.0%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

46.8

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	41.4	46.4
2023/24	46.6	46.4
2024/25	46.8	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.37	0.00
2023/24	+0.24	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

69.2%

EBacc APS

4.37

EBacc 9-5

31.9%

EBacc 9-4

41.1%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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