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Hazel Grove High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 5JX · hazelgrovehigh.co.uk · 0161 549 7700

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.6
average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,452
68 over 1,384 places · 105%
Local authority
Stockport
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.7%
First language not English
12.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Laurus Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 263 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 247 (Places 274)247September 2023: 319 (Places 278)319September 2024: 264 (Places 276)264September 2025: 270 (Places 266)270September 2026: 247 (Places 263)247Places 263
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262632470.994%
September 2025Sept 20252662701▲86%
September 2024Sept 2024276264191%
September 2023Sept 20232783191.1▲83%
September 2022Sept 20222742470.996%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 47.3% 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+ (43.3 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: 49.5 (England 46.3)49.52017/18: 47.3 (England 46.5)47.32018/19: 47.3 (England 46.7)47.32021/22: 53.4 (England 48.8)53.42022/23: 48.6 (England 46.3)48.62023/24: 48.2 (England 45.9)48.22024/25: 48.6 (England 46.0)48.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.646.0
●47.3%45.4%
●66.2%64.8%
▲58.5%40.5%
▲4.414.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form14.3+6.5
Sixth form college30.9−2.4
Further education40.4−4.4
Other education0.4−0.6
Apprenticeship2.3−1.9
Employment3−0.6
Not in a lasting destination5.3+2.4
Activity not captured3.4+1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2023/24: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1924/252015/16: 28.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 35.7 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 30.1 (England 32.9)C2024/25: 43.3 (England 35.0)B+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
46 studentsB+ (43.3)Average +0.10
46 studentsB+ (43.3)Average +0.11
40%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2018/1949C (30.1)-0.28
2017/1856B- (35.7)+0.02
2016/1728C- (27)+0.02
2015/1649C- (28.1)-0.29

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/22
Left in 2021/22
University54.5
Employment27.3
Not in a lasting destination9.1
Activity not captured9.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Hazel Grove High School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
28 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
88%
Replies
214
15% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 45 parents (21%) with SEND

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