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Poynton High School

Cheshire East, SK12 1PUSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
Progress 8
+0.29
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
229 1st-choice / 246 places
Ranking
#858
of 3,141 nationally

About Poynton High School

Poynton High School has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2015, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The strongest single metric for understanding its academic performance is Progress 8, which measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and their GCSEs compared with pupils across England. Poynton’s Progress 8 score of 0. 29 is not only positive but also well above the average for Cheshire East, where the local authority average sits at -0. 17. This places the school third out of 21 secondary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 15 per cent locally. Nationally, it ranks 858th out of 3,141 schools, comfortably in the top third. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 56. 9 and an EBacc average point score of 5. 34 further underline solid academic outcomes across a broad range of subjects.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressYew Tree Lane, Stockport, Cheshire East, SK12 1PU
HeadteacherMatthew Dean
Local AuthorityCheshire East
Number of Pupils1,500
Free School Meals (FSM)9.0%
School Capacity1,500 / 1,552 (97% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jun 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Feb 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: poyntonhigh.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Poynton High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.