Cheadle Hulme High School

About Cheadle Hulme High School

Cheadle Hulme High School holds an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, placing it among just two secondary schools in Stockport to achieve this top grade out of fifteen in the local authority. The most telling exam metric for this large 11-18 mixed state school is its sixth-form performance: in the 2023/24 academic year, students achieved an average of 40.36 points per entry, which translates to a B grade, and 21.8 per cent of entries were graded AAB or higher. With 134 pupils in the sixth form, the school’s value-added score sits at -0.1, with a confidence interval ranging from -0.21 to 0, placing it in the ‘Average’ progress banding. This suggests that while students arrive with strong prior attainment, the school maintains solid outcomes without significantly boosting or diminishing their trajectory compared with similar institutions nationally.

At Key Stage 4, the school’s Attainment 8 score is 16.6, and its EBacc average point score is 1.17. Notably, no students entered the EBacc combination of subjects in the 2023/24 data, and the basics measure — the proportion achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths — is recorded as zero, which may reflect a data reporting quirk rather than actual outcomes. The school does not publish a Progress 8 score, so it is difficult to compare directly with the Stockport local authority average of 0.07. However, the sixth-form results are the standout feature: the average best three A-levels grade is B, with points totalling 40.48, and the overall points-per-entry grade is also B. This places Cheadle Hulme High School in a strong position locally, competing with nearby Aquinas College and Laurus Cheadle Hulme for post-16 students.

The school is significantly oversubscribed, with 1,690 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,570, reflecting its popularity. Facilities include a swimming pool, astro turf, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, and a dedicated sixth form centre, alongside an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports offered range from football and rugby to netball, gymnastics, and swimming, while clubs include science, coding, film, book club, choir, and Model UN. The school also has nursery provision, making it a potential choice for families with younger children. Given its Outstanding rating, strong sixth-form outcomes, and wide range of facilities, this school will particularly suit families prioritising academic consistency through to A-levels, especially those who value a large, well-resourced environment with a broad extracurricular offer.

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