Bramhall High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 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
106139
Address
Seal Road, Bramhall, SK7 2JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1282 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
13.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.8%
Mixed 6.2%
Pakistani 5.6%
Other White 4.3%
Other Asian 3.2%
Chinese 2.9%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51.5
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.72
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award14
Health StudiesTechnical Award14
TourismTechnical Award13
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE32
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE8
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE93
Business Studies:SingleGCSE53
ChemistryGCSE93
ChineseGCSE10
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bramhall High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
304
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
165
2nd preference
137
3rd preference
246
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
165
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
45
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
256
128
128
Year 8
269
139
130
Year 9
254
135
119
Year 10
249
125
124
Year 11
254
126
128
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
84.8%
85.5%
Further education
19.0%
34.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
10.0%
8.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
60.0%
41.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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