Marple Hall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Unique reference
- 106138
- Address
- Hill Top Drive, Marple, SK6 6LB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1557 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 92.4%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.6
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.39
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 111 |
| Biology | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 94 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 90 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 310 |
Admissions
Marple Hall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 316
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 382
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 303
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 335 177 158 |
| Year 8 | 321 156 165 |
| Year 9 | 295 155 140 |
| Year 10 | 294 154 140 |
| Year 11 | 312 161 151 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 35.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 7.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 41.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.2% |