Stockport Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stockport
Unique reference
135262
Address
Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, SK3 0UP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1015 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
17.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.4%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.7%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 4.8%
Other White 3.5%
African 2.5%
Chinese 2%
Other 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.37
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 69%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.4
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.81
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE27
ChineseGCSE5
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE193
English LiteratureGCSE191
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Stockport Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
215
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
213
2nd preference
140
3rd preference
138
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
167
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
15
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
206
96
110
Year 8
208
103
105
Year 9
207
110
97
Year 10
195
90
105
Year 11
199
104
95
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.1%
85.6%
Further education
48.0%
35.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
5.0%
7.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
33.0%
41.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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