Overall Oxbridge
#1,108
3 ranked schools · -194 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
77
Offers
9
Offer rate11.7%
-10.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Stockport
Known in the sixteenth century for hemp cultivation and rope-making on the south bank of the Mersey, Stockport grew through one of the British Isles' earliest mechanised silk factories to become the hatting capital of England, exporting more than six million hats a year by 1884. Where the rivers Goyt and Tame merge to form the Mersey in the south-east corner of Greater Manchester, the town's Victorian scale is most legible in Stockport Viaduct, whose 27 brick arches have carried the main line railway over the river since 1840. Around 295,000 people live across the metropolitan borough today.
Bramhall and Davenport are among the most sought-after residential corners of the borough for families weighing school catchments, while Hazel Grove draws parents competing for secondary and grammar places to the south. Edgeley and Poynton extend the residential reach westward and southward, popular with families across the full range of school sectors in the borough. Stockport station serves Northern and Avanti West Coast trains with Manchester Piccadilly under ten minutes away.
78
Primary
schools
12
Secondary
schools
3
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
14
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which10sixth forms·29faith·3nurseries115 total
Area Performance
Stockport schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 98 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.00/10, -0.40 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Stockport schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Stockport vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Stockport schools
Top 49%Primaryavg #7,404 of 14,978
Top 55%Secondaryavg #2,141 of 3,862
Top 30%Sixth formavg #778 of 2,555
Primary schools: 73 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,404
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 49% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,404
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 49% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 15 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.41 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,141
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 55% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
46%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.41 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,141
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 55% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
46%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.11 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#778
+20 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 30% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
33%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
65%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.11 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#778
+20 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 30% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
33%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
65%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#286
3 ranked schools · -33 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
36
Offers
3
Offer rate8.3%
-6.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,041
3 ranked schools · -268 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
41
Offers
6
Offer rate14.6%
-14.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Stockport
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Stockport
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