Overall Oxbridge
#420
4 ranked schools · +233 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
66
Offers
24
Offer rate36.4%
+7.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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.
76
Primary
schools
12
Secondary
schools
3
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
14
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which10sixth forms·29faith·3nursery schools113 total
Area Performance
Stockport schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 91 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.95/10, -0.42 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
12% Elite
Distribution across all Stockport schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Stockport vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Stockport schools
Top 49%Primaryavg #7,268 of 14,821
Top 57%Secondaryavg #2,156 of 3,803
Top 34%Sixth formavg #846 of 2,523
Primary schools: 72 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,268
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 49% of 14,821
% 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
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,268
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 49% of 14,821
% 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
5.8/10
-1.57 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,156
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 57% of 3,803
% 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
5.8/10
-1.57 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,156
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 57% of 3,803
% 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: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.57 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#846
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 34% of 2,523
% 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
7.2/10
-0.57 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#846
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 34% of 2,523
% 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
#280
4 ranked schools · -18 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
31
Offers
3
Offer rate9.7%
-6.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#434
4 ranked schools · +265 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
35
Offers
21
Offer rate60.0%
+23.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Stockport town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Stockport town
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