Secondary school

Cheadle Hulme High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Stockport
  • SK8 7JY
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 240 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 10%10%2016/17: top 7%7% · 2016/172017/18: top 10%2018/19: top 9%2021/22: top 15%2022/23: top 10%2023/24: top 8%2024/25: top 8%No exams

A-level results

#13 of 178 North West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 860.7 · North West 44.410/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths75% · North West 40%10/10 Top 10%+6.8 pts
EBacc point score5.74 · North West 3.8210/10 Top 10%+18.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.87 · North West −0.1610/10 Top 10%
A level points per entry44.12 · North West 32.910/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 58.7 · 288 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 59 · 259 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 57.5 · 265 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 58 · 272 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 57.6 · 268 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 58.5 · 268 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 59.7 · 264 pupils · North West 442024/25: 60.7 · 268 pupils · North West 44.460.757.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 68% · 259 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 66% · 265 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 67% · 272 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 67% · 268 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 70% · 268 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 71.6% · 264 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 75% · 268 pupils · North West 40%75%66%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 37.48 · 76 pupils · North West 28.42016/17: 38.94 · 110 pupils · North West 29.242017/18: 40.42 · 130 pupils · North West 30.22018/19: 40.71 · 138 pupils · North West 31.62021/22: 44.66 · 153 pupils · North West 35.972022/23: 39.55 · 153 pupils · North West 31.932023/24: 41.29 · 143 pupils · North West 32.72024/25: 44.12 · 155 pupils · North West 32.944.6637.48No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in61.9%
257 of 415 who put it first2014 · 66.7%2026 · 61.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st415257
2nd5013
3rd3250

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,690
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.3%
First language not English20.5%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils12.3%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.2%

102.4% full · 1,650 places · 308 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 195 responses (11.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school93.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.3% not applicable60.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year85.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.8% not applicable78.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.3% who said Yes above70.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 100.6
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 34.5
  • Other support 36.3

Teachers 109.6 FTE · Whole workforce 180.4 · 206 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,228
Spend per pupil£6,950
Staff spend per pupil£5,647
Reserve per pupil£426
  • +£722,000revenue reserve
  • +£471,000in-year balance

Grants £7,001 · self-generated £227 · premises £377 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £2,559,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

264 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.7%
  • Education91.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.3%
  • Employment0.8%
  • Not sustained4.2%
  • Unknown1.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

144 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.9%
  • Education65.3%
  • Higher education63.9%
  • Apprenticeship4.9%
  • Employment18.8%
  • Not sustained6.3%
  • Unknown4.9%