Stockport SchoolHarrytown Catholic High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockport.

Summary of the comparison

Stockport School and Harrytown Catholic High School are secondary schools in Stockport.

  • Stockport School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harrytown Catholic High School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stockport School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stockport School was judged Good and Harrytown Catholic High School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.7 for Stockport School and 40.6 for Harrytown Catholic High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Stockport School (46.1 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Harrytown Catholic High School (47.6 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stockport School versus Harrytown Catholic High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StockportStockport SchoolStockportHarrytown Catholic High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking8th of 13 in Stockport Stronger figure11th of 13 in Stockport
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,349 803
Capacity1,350 825
LocationStockport, SK2 6BW Stockport, SK6 3BU
GCSE results
Attainment 845.7 Stronger figure40.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths50.2% Stronger figure35.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.2% Stronger figure53.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc49.0% Stronger figure9.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.14 Stronger figure3.26 4.09
Cohort263 165
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,349 803
Free school meals (ever 6)30.2% 32.0%
English as an additional language6.4% 15.8%
SEN support17.1% 13.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence10.6% 9.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.5% 27.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Stockport School

Harrytown Catholic High School

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