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
- Website
- www.stockport-academy.org
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
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
Stockport Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 42.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |