Schools in Stockport
116 state-funded schools, 43,476 pupils. 84.1% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 2 schools are awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Stockport?
Stockport has 116 state-funded schools teaching 43,476 pupils. 86 primary, 14 secondary, 9 special.
What percentage of schools in Stockport are Good or Outstanding?
84.1% of the 113 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Stockport are rated Good or Outstanding: 17 Outstanding and 78 Good. 15 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Stockport are rated Outstanding?
17 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Stockport: Cheadle Hulme High School, Laurus Cheadle Hulme, Gatley Primary School, Bradshaw Hall Primary School, Alexandra Park Primary School, Castle Hill High School, and 11 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Cheadle Hulme High SchoolSecondary1,690Outstanding 2025
- Laurus Cheadle HulmeSecondary1,049Outstanding 2023
- Gatley Primary SchoolPrimary636Outstanding 2024
- Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolPrimary468Outstanding 2024
- Alexandra Park Primary SchoolPrimary459Outstanding 2024
- Castle Hill High SchoolSpecial341Outstanding 2023
- Queensgate Primary SchoolPrimary271Outstanding 2024
- Ladybrook Primary SchoolPrimary242Outstanding 2024
- Lisburne SchoolSpecial215Outstanding 2023
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary210Outstanding 2025
- Reddish Vale Nursery SchoolNursery132Outstanding 2012
- Woodford Primary SchoolPrimary111Outstanding 2025
- Hollywood Park Nursery SchoolNursery104Outstanding 2023
- Royal School, ManchesterSpecial63Outstanding 2022
- Valley SchoolSpecial56Outstanding 2022
- Moat HouseAlternative provision11Outstanding 2019
- The Pendlebury CentreAlternative provision8Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 86 | 85 | 85.9% |
| Secondary | 14 | 14 | 64.3% |
| Special | 9 | 8 | 87.5% |
| Alternative provision | 4 | 3 | 100% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in Stockport
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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