Marple Hall School
Marple Hall School is an academy converter in Stockport for pupils aged 11 to 16. It has 1,590 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Marple Hall School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023 of its predecessor, Marple Hall School. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.6, and 60% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025. GCSE results: 2026.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-16 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Hill Top Drive Marple Stockport Cheshire SK6 6LB |
| Reference Number | 151031 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1590 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.45%
Girls: 48.55% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 167 | 166 | 333 |
| 8 | 176 | 152 | 328 |
| 9 | 171 | 151 | 322 |
| 10 | 152 | 159 | 311 |
| 11 | 152 | 144 | 296 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.8% |
| White, Other | 1.8% |
| Unclassified | 1.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.5% |
| White & Asian | 1.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| African | 0.4% |
| Asian, Other | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Indian | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Marple Hall School, inspected in September 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Mar 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
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GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60.3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 75% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 213 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 108 | 2 |
| From another Local Authority | 31 | 1 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Marple Hall School had 1,553 pupils for 1,610 places. 57 places (3.5%) were unfilled.
Year 7 intake in the “East Secondary” planning area
Stockport counted 610 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 587 in 2031–32, down 4%.
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.
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In 2025–26 Marple Hall School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 14.3% of pupils at Marple Hall School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
The school has resourced provision with 22 pupils.
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 49 | 20 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 62 | 6 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 38 | 19 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 19 | 18 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 24 | 9 |
| Physical disability | 9 | 3 |
| Hearing impairment | 10 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 7 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 6 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 3 | 2 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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.
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Acorns School
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Windlehurst School
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All schools in Stockport · Stockport local authority: places and applications
Marple Hall School is part of Helix Academies Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:
- Romiley Primary School Stockport
What is Marple Hall School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Marple Hall School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023 of its predecessor, Marple Hall School.
When was Marple Hall School last inspected by Ofsted?
Marple Hall School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does Marple Hall School have?
Marple Hall School has 1,590 pupils on roll.
What age range does Marple Hall School cover?
Marple Hall School for pupils aged 11 to 16.
What are Marple Hall School's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.6, and 60% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is Marple Hall School?
Marple Hall School is at Hill Top Drive, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 6LB.