Cheadle Hulme High SchoolPoynton High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cheadle Hulme High School and Poynton High School are secondary schools.
Cheadle Hulme High School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Poynton High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cheadle Hulme High School is ahead on our composite score.
Cheadle Hulme High School was judged exceptional and Poynton High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 60.7 for Cheadle Hulme High School and 53.0 for Poynton High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Cheadle Hulme High School (57.6 in 2021-22, 60.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Poynton High School (58.8 in 2021-22, 53.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheadleCheadle Hulme High School | StockportPoynton High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B82/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 13 in Stockport | 6th of 22 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,690 | 1,500 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 1,552 | |
| Location | Cheadle, SK8 7JY | Stockport, SK12 1PU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 60.7 Stronger figure | 53.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75.0% Stronger figure | 52.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88.4% Stronger figure | 77.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.7% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.74 Stronger figure | 4.80 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 268 | 237 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 155 | 134 | |
| A-level average points | 44.1 Stronger figure | 33.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 44.1 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.8% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,690 | 1,500 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.3% | 10.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.5% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.3% Stronger figure | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.3% Stronger figure | 16.9% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Cheadle Hulme High School
Poynton High School
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