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St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Glenfield Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport SK4 2QP · stannes.academy · 0161 432 8162
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 666
- 89% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 95% 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 | 147 | 108 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | 83 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 161 | 96 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 145 | 69 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 141 | 61 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 40.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106144)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.8 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 52.8 | +8.2 |
| Further education | 21.1 | −7 |
| Other education | 1.6 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 7.3 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106144), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106144)
Before September 2019
Nov 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 Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106144)
Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106144)
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 41
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (32%) with SEND