Best Secondary Schools in Stockport

We checked all 15 secondary schools in Stockport and list every one: 10 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
10
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Stockport. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Stockport also has 76 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Stockport.

Ranked secondary schools in Stockport

  1. 1

    Bramhall High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,295 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.8%

  2. 2

    Poynton High School

    Academy, 1,467 pupils, inspected December 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    53.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.7%

  3. 3

    Hazel Grove High School

    Academy, 1,452 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.3%

  4. 4

    Stockport Academy

    Academy, 1,023 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47%

  5. 5

    Stockport School

    Local authority maintained, 1,341 pupils, inspected December 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.2%

  6. 6

    Priestnall School

    Academy, 1,312 pupils, inspected October 2019

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.7%

  7. 7

    St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 666 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.6%

  8. 8

    Harrytown Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 792 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    40.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.2%

  9. 9

    Werneth School

    Academy, 925 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention
    Attainment 8
    36.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.4%

  10. 10

    Reddish Vale High School

    Academy, 999 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    37.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.6%

Secondary schools in Stockport without a rank