kinplaceWhere your family goes next
School rankings · Stockport and Cheshire East and Tameside

Best schools in Stockport

87 schools in Stockport with the same league rank as the Stockport and Cheshire East and Tameside league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Stockport's own ranking

In StockportSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Gatley Primary School93%39%1st (1/80) in Stockport
2Queensgate Primary School92%31%Top 3% (2/80) in Stockport
3Torkington Primary School90%31%Top 4% (3/80) in Stockport
4Lostock Hall Primary School89%14%Top 3% (3/121) in Cheshire East
5St Peter's Catholic Primary School87%20%Top 7% (5/80) in Stockport
6St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy85%8%Top 8% (6/80) in Stockport
7Norris Bank Primary School85%5%Top 9% (7/80) in Stockport
8St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy84%10%Top 10% (8/80) in Stockport
9Tithe Barn Primary School84%3%Top 12% (9/80) in Stockport
10Pownall Green Primary School83%29%Top 13% (10/80) in Stockport
11Ladybrook Primary School83%14%Top 14% (11/80) in Stockport
12Great Moor Junior School83%12%Top 15% (12/80) in Stockport
13Our Lady's Catholic Primary School83%10%Top 17% (13/80) in Stockport
14Alexandra Park Primary School82%34%Top 18% (14/80) in Stockport
15Didsbury Road Primary School82%12%Top 19% (15/80) in Stockport
16Moss Hey Primary School81%13%Top 20% (16/80) in Stockport
17St John's Church of England Primary School81%10%Top 22% (17/80) in Stockport
18All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple80%10%Top 23% (18/80) in Stockport
19Oak Tree Primary School78%15%Top 27% (21/80) in Stockport
20Ludworth Primary School77%13%Top 29% (23/80) in Stockport
21High Lane Primary School76%7%Top 32% (25/80) in Stockport
22Disley Primary School75%6%Top 28% (33/121) in Cheshire East
23Lane End Primary School74%13%Top 33% (26/80) in Stockport
24Cheadle Hulme Primary School74%11%Top 34% (27/80) in Stockport
25Norbury Hall Primary School74%10%Top 35% (28/80) in Stockport
26St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy73%13%Top 37% (29/80) in Stockport
27St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel72%7%Top 38% (30/80) in Stockport
28Bramhall Park Primary School72%2%Top 39% (31/80) in Stockport
29Bredbury Green Primary School71%32%Top 40% (32/80) in Stockport
30St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy71%7%Top 43% (34/80) in Stockport
31Banks Lane Junior School71%7%Top 43% (34/80) in Stockport
32Mellor Primary School71%7%Top 43% (34/80) in Stockport
33St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy71%0%Top 39% (47/121) in Cheshire East
34St George's Church of England Primary School70%18%Top 47% (37/80) in Stockport
35Broadstone Hall Primary School69%4%Top 48% (38/80) in Stockport
36St Mary's Church of England Primary School69%4%Top 48% (38/80) in Stockport
37Lower Park School68%15%Top 48% (57/121) in Cheshire East
38St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy68%11%Top 50% (40/80) in Stockport
39Rose Hill Primary School63%15%(45/80) in Stockport
40Mersey Vale Primary School63%4%(47/80) in Stockport
41Cale Green Primary School62%9%(48/80) in Stockport
42Greave Primary School62%5%(49/80) in Stockport
43Cheadle Heath Primary School62%4%(50/80) in Stockport
44Whitehill Primary School61%4%(51/80) in Stockport
45Westmorland Primary School61%0%(52/80) in Stockport
46Romiley Primary School58%15%(53/80) in Stockport
47Moorfield Primary School57%2%(54/80) in Stockport
48St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary55%3%(56/80) in Stockport
49St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School55%0%(57/80) in Stockport
50Arden Primary School54%5%(58/80) in Stockport
51Bridge Hall Primary School54%4%(59/80) in Stockport
52St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy54%4%(59/80) in Stockport
53St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy53%6%(61/80) in Stockport
54Woodley Primary School53%0%(62/80) in Stockport
55Dane Bank Primary School52%13%(59/75) in Tameside
56Adswood Primary School52%2%(63/80) in Stockport
57St Simon's Catholic Primary School50%0%(64/80) in Stockport
58Fairway Primary School50%0%(64/80) in Stockport
59Dial Park Primary School48%0%(66/80) in Stockport
60Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School47%7%(67/80) in Stockport
61Vale View Primary School47%0%(68/80) in Stockport
62St Ambrose Catholic Primary School45%3%(69/80) in Stockport
63Lark Hill Primary School45%0%(70/80) in Stockport
64St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington44%2%(71/80) in Stockport
65Warren Wood Primary School42%4%(73/80) in Stockport
66Brookside Primary School42%4%(73/80) in Stockport
67Hazel Grove Primary School41%2%(75/80) in Stockport
68Abingdon Primary School39%2%(76/80) in Stockport
69Vernon Park Primary School39%0%(77/80) in Stockport
70All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport36%0%(78/80) in Stockport
71St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport33%0%(79/80) in Stockport
72St Matthew's Church of England Primary School19%7%(80/80) in Stockport

Not ranked: Banks Lane Infant School, Great Moor Infant School, Woodford Primary School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCheadle3.1 miles90%23%Top 5% (4/80) in Stockport
Green End Primary SchoolManchester2.3 miles81%6%Top 6% (8/136) in Manchester
Cheadle Catholic Junior SchoolCheadle2.9 miles79%16%Top 25% (20/80) in Stockport
Didsbury CofE Primary SchoolManchester3.0 miles79%13%Top 8% (10/136) in Manchester
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyManchester3.0 miles79%7%Top 9% (12/136) in Manchester
Beaver Road Primary SchoolManchester2.9 miles75%20%Top 12% (16/136) in Manchester
Ladybarn Primary SchoolManchester2.7 miles75%10%Top 14% (18/136) in Manchester
Broad Oak Primary SchoolManchester2.8 miles74%5%Top 17% (23/136) in Manchester
Cringle Brook Primary SchoolLevenshulme2.8 miles72%6%Top 24% (32/136) in Manchester
Meadowbank Primary SchoolCheadle2.0 miles71%20%Top 42% (33/80) in Stockport

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Stockport's own ranking

In StockportSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Priestnall School55.868%Top 22% (3/14) in Stockport
2Poynton High School54.463%1st (1/22) in Cheshire East
3Marple Hall School53.660%Top 29% (4/14) in Stockport
4Hazel Grove High School52.755%Top 36% (5/14) in Stockport
5Stockport Academy52.557%Top 43% (6/14) in Stockport
6Bramhall High School49.244%(8/14) in Stockport
7Stockport School45.946%(10/14) in Stockport
8Harrytown Catholic High School42.238%(11/14) in Stockport
9St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy41.440%(12/14) in Stockport
10Reddish Vale High School37.928%(13/14) in Stockport
11Werneth School37.732%(14/14) in Stockport

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Stretford Grammar School (grammar)Manchester6.2 miles75.599%Top 27% (5/19) in Trafford
Cheadle Hulme High SchoolCheadle3.2 miles59.376%1st (1/14) in Stockport
Laurus Cheadle HulmeCheadle2.6 miles58.270%Top 15% (2/14) in Stockport
Didsbury High SchoolManchester4.0 miles57.862%Top 7% (2/30) in Manchester
Chorlton High SchoolManchester4.7 miles54.566%Top 10% (3/30) in Manchester
Co-op Academy Belle VueManchester4.0 miles52.962%Top 14% (4/30) in Manchester
Fairfield High School for GirlsManchester4.7 miles52.561%Top 14% (2/15) in Tameside
St James' Catholic High SchoolCheadle3.7 miles52.452%Top 50% (7/14) in Stockport
Wright Robinson CollegeManchester4.1 miles52.262%Top 20% (6/30) in Manchester
Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolManchester4.3 miles52.152%Top 24% (7/30) in Manchester

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Stockport's own ranking

In StockportSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Hazel Grove High School43.3+0.10(2/3) in Stockport
2Aquinas College36.9+0.03(3/3) in Stockport
3Poynton High School33.4-0.01(10/17) in Cheshire East

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Cheadle Hulme High SchoolCheadle3.2 miles44.1-0.011st (1/3) in Stockport
Stretford Grammar School (grammar)Manchester6.2 miles41.0+0.07(7/12) in Trafford
Loreto CollegeManchester5.4 miles38.8+0.09Top 23% (2/9) in Manchester
Didsbury High SchoolManchester4.0 miles37.5-0.18Top 34% (3/9) in Manchester
Xaverian CollegeManchester4.2 miles36.7-0.06Top 45% (4/9) in Manchester
Laurus RyecroftManchester6.0 miles35.5-0.351st (1/3) in Tameside
Trinity CofE High SchoolManchester5.1 miles32.9-0.10(5/9) in Manchester
William Hulme's Grammar SchoolManchester4.5 miles30.4-0.18(6/9) in Manchester
Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolManchester4.3 miles29.0+0.01(7/9) in Manchester
Parrs Wood High SchoolManchester2.5 miles28.6-0.13(8/9) in Manchester

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

Stockport's own ranking

In StockportSchoolPoints per A level entryLeague rank
1Stockport Grammar School41.91st (1/2) in Stockport

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Withington Girls' SchoolManchester3.4 miles50.61st (1/6) in Manchester
The Manchester Grammar SchoolManchester3.5 miles50.0Top 34% (2/6) in Manchester
Manchester High School for GirlsManchester3.7 miles46.1Top 50% (3/6) in Manchester
The King's School In MacclesfieldMacclesfield9.0 miles45.01st (1/1) in Cheshire East
Cheadle Hulme SchoolCheadle3.0 miles41.8(2/2) in Stockport
St Bede's College4.8 miles40.5(4/6) in Manchester
Chetham's School of Music6.4 miles38.1(5/6) in Manchester
Hulme Grammar SchoolOldham8.5 miles37.81st (1/1) in Oldham
Bridgewater SchoolManchester10.8 miles32.41st (1/1) in Salford
Abbey College Manchester6.1 miles28.8(6/6) in Manchester

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

More

League tables: Stockport Primary · Stockport GCSE · Cheshire East Primary · Cheshire East GCSE · Tameside Primary · Tameside GCSE.

Living in Stockport with children: homes, crime, transport, broadband and nurseries.

Add Stockport to your plan

Keep Stockport in your plan beside the other towns you are weighing up, and see each school here worked out for your address and your children.

See the schools from your address

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.