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Bramhall High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Seal Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 2JT · bhsweb.co.uk · 0161 439 8045
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,295
- 96% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 179 families put the school first and 292 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 292 | 179 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 304 | 165 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 277 | 176 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 295 | 172 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 292 | 190 | 0.7 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 57.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockport it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.1 | +0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 49.6 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 25.6 | −6.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | +4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
Bramhall High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (245 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 245
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (23%) with SEND