Hazel Grove High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Stockport
Unique reference
137923
Address
Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 5JX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1435 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
11.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.7%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.3%
Unclassified 5%
Mixed 3.4%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other White 2%
Other 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 59%
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 48.6
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.41
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
Health StudiesTechnical Award39
MultimediaTechnical Award24
Sports StudiesTechnical Award41
Art & DesignGCSE40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
BiologyGCSE57
Business Studies:SingleGCSE48
ChemistryGCSE56
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hazel Grove High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
266
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
270
2nd preference
299
3rd preference
206
From another Local Authority
29
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
232
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes22.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
269
131
138
Year 8
276
151
125
Year 9
264
131
133
Year 10
270
148
122
Year 11
261
133
128
Year 12
50
24
26
Year 13
45
25
20
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
84.8%
85.5%
Further education
40.0%
34.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
14.0%
8.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
36.0%
41.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
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

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
68.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
27.2%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
5.0%
1.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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