Castle Hill High SchoolHigh Peak School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Castle Hill High School and High Peak School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Castle Hill High School was judged Outstanding and High Peak School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.3 for Castle Hill High School and 11.3 for High Peak School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Castle Hill High School (3.3 in 2021-22, 3.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at High Peak School (8.6 in 2021-22, 11.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StockportCastle Hill High School | CheshireHigh Peak School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 7-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 350 | 85 | |
| Capacity | 274 | 110 | |
| Location | Stockport, SK2 5DS | Cheshire, SK12 2AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.3 | 11.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 17.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.13 | 0.95 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 56 | 17 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 341 | 89 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.4% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.9% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Castle Hill High School
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