Castle Hill High SchoolWindlehurst School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockport.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Castle Hill High School and Windlehurst School in Stockport.
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 Windlehurst School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.3 for Castle Hill High School and 6.9 for Windlehurst 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 fallen at Windlehurst School (12.0 in 2021-22, 6.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StockportCastle Hill High School | StockportWindlehurst 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 | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 350 | 65 | |
| Capacity | 274 | 60 | |
| Location | Stockport, SK2 5DS | Stockport, SK6 7HZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.3 | 6.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.13 | 0.75 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 56 | 10 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 341 | 54 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.4% | 74.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% Stronger figure | 46.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.9% Stronger figure | 83.9% | 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
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
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
Windlehurst School
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