Stockport Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 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
- 1011 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 72.5%
Mixed 7%
Pakistani 4.7%
Other White 3.5%
African 3.4%
Chinese 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
Stockport Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 117
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 216 109 107 |
| Year 8 | 209 99 110 |
| Year 9 | 197 100 97 |
| Year 10 | 202 108 94 |
| Year 11 | 187 88 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 34.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 8.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 41.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.3% 3.0% |