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Cheadle Hulme High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Woods Lane, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle SK8 7JY · chhs.org.uk · 0161 485 7201

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
60.7
average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,690
40 over 1,650 places · 102%
Local authority
Stockport
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
10.9%
First language not English
21.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Laurus Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 415 families put the school first and 262 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 379 (Places 263)379September 2023: 441 (Places 280)441September 2024: 439 (Places 287)439September 2025: 448 (Places 274)448September 2026: 415 (Places 262)415Places 262
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262624151.6▲62%
September 2025Sept 20252744481.6▲59%
September 2024Sept 20242874391.5▲64%
September 2023Sept 20232804411.6▲62%
September 2022Sept 20222633791.4▲66%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.7, and 75% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockport it was 47.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (44.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 59.0 (England 46.3)59.02017/18: 57.5 (England 46.5)57.52018/19: 58.0 (England 46.7)58.02021/22: 57.6 (England 48.8)57.62022/23: 58.5 (England 46.3)58.52023/24: 59.7 (England 45.9)59.72024/25: 60.7 (England 46.0)60.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲60.746.0
▲75.0%45.4%
▲88.4%64.8%
▲78.7%40.5%
▲5.744.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form38.3+3.6
Sixth form college28.4−3.3
Further education250
Apprenticeship2.3−0.3
Employment0.8−1.4
Not in a lasting destination4.2+1.2
Activity not captured1.1—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 37.5 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 38.9 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 40.4 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 40.7 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 44.7 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.6 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 41.3 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 44.1 (England 35.0)B+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
155 studentsB+ (44.1)Average -0.01
156 studentsB+ (44.2)Average -0.01
33.8%AAB or better
97.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24143B (41.3)-0.12
2022/23153B (39.6)—
2021/22153B+ (44.7)—
2018/19138B (40.7)-0.08
2017/18130B (40.4)+0.22
2016/17110B (38.9)+0.04
2015/1676B- (37.5)-0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.9−16
Further education1.4+0.1
Apprenticeship4.9+2.3
Employment18.8+9.7
Not in a lasting destination6.3+1.8
Activity not captured4.9+2.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cheadle Hulme High School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Sept 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (195 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
195
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 60 parents (31%) with SEND

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