Cedar Mount AcademyReddish Vale High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cedar Mount Academy and Reddish Vale High School are secondary schools.
Cedar Mount Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Reddish Vale High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Reddish Vale High School is ahead on our composite score.
Cedar Mount Academy was judged the expected standard and Reddish Vale High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.5 for Cedar Mount Academy and 37.9 for Reddish Vale High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cedar Mount Academy (39.8 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Reddish Vale High School (40.2 in 2021-22, 37.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GortonCedar Mount Academy | StockportReddish Vale High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | D47/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 32 in Manchester | 11th of 14 in Stockport | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 724 | 999 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,350 | |
| Location | Gorton, M18 7DT | Stockport, SK5 7HD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.5 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.9% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.0% Stronger figure | 47.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 166 | 173 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 820 | 1,027 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 61.5% | 45.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 64.9% | 7.3% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% Stronger figure | 12.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.8% Stronger figure | 31.6% | 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.
Cedar Mount Academy
Reddish Vale High School
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