Stretford High School

Stretford High School has shown notable improvement since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to being rated as good overall. The school provides a safe and caring environment where pupils feel supported and can thrive academically. There are strong relationships between staff and students, contributing to positive behavior and a sense of community. Despite these strengths, the school is taking steps to address specific issues related to the English curriculum and the uptake of the English Baccalaureate. Leadership is committed to ensuring every pupil achieves their best and has begun reviewing key policies to enhance educational outcomes.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupils' academic performance.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Safe and inclusive school environment.
• Effective support for students with additional needs.
• Wide variety of extracurricular activities offered.

Areas for Improvement

• Early entry for GCSE English limits deep learning.
• Low proportion of students studying the English Baccalaureate.
• Many pupils do not engage in extracurricular activities.
• Attendance of pupils with SEND is lower than peers.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stretford High School attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.0% of pupils at Stretford High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stretford High School had 13.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.4% of pupils at Stretford High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Stretford High School received £9,089 and spent £9,139 for each of its 1,001 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £102,000 (-£102 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Stretford High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stretford High School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Stretford High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stretford High School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Stretford High School have?

Stretford High School has 1,000 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stretford High School cover?

Stretford High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Stretford High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.5, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Stretford High School?

Stretford High School is at Great Stone Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XA.