Secondary school

Harrytown Catholic High School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Stockport
  • SK6 3BU
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,495 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 29%29% · 2017/182018/19: top 48%2021/22: top 54%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against North West

Attainment 840.6 · North West 44.43/10 Below−24.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35.2% · North West 40%4/10 Below−10.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.26 · North West 3.822/10 Well below North West−24.2 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.32 · North West −0.164/10 Below−31.2 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.8 · 153 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 46.1 · 166 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 50.2 · 137 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 46.6 · 140 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 47.6 · 133 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 41.9 · 146 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 41.9 · 149 pupils · North West 442024/25: 40.6 · 165 pupils · North West 44.450.240.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 166 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 42% · 137 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 36% · 140 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 45% · 133 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 37% · 146 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 38.3% · 149 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 35.2% · 165 pupils · North West 40%45%35.2%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.5%
143 of 153 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 93.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st153143
2nd1429
3rd692

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026792
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.0%
First language not English15.8%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.8%
Persistently absent pupils27.3%

Girls 52.9%Boys 47.1%

96% full · 825 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 86 responses (10.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school70.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school79.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.1% not applicable30.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year51.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.9% not applicable55.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.4% who said Yes above33.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school80.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing69.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school81.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent73.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.1
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 47.3
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 12.1
  • Other support 17.8

Teachers 52.3 FTE · Whole workforce 82.3 · 87 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,529
Spend per pupil£8,730
Staff spend per pupil£6,955
Reserve per pupil£560
  • +£443,709revenue reserve
  • −£159,615in-year balance

Grants £8,519 · self-generated £10 · premises £584 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained10.1%
  • Unknown0%