United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Stockport
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~294k · 116 state-funded schools
The signature
How Stockport ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,648/yr
High
Better than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£305,000
Mid-range
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,091/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,619/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Crime
75.0/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
20.8
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
84.1%
Concerning
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
114 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
95 of 113 (84.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
116 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 116 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheadle Hulme High School | Secondary | 1,690 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marple Hall School | Secondary | 1,560 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hazel Grove High School | Secondary | 1,435 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stockport School | Secondary | 1,349 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Kingsway School | Secondary | 1,292 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priestnall School Grade inherited from previous URN 106133 | Secondary | 1,285 | Requires Improvement2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bramhall High School | Secondary | 1,282 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Secondary | 1,049 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 1,027 | Inadequate2024Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stockport Academy | Secondary | 1,011 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Werneth School | Secondary | 991 | Inadequate2023Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James' Catholic High School | Secondary | 824 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harrytown Catholic High School | Secondary | 803 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 641 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oak Tree Primary School | Primary | 638 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gatley Primary School | Primary | 636 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel | Primary | 634 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rose Hill Primary School | Primary | 529 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arden Primary School | Primary | 514 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Broadstone Hall Primary School | Primary | 510 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.