Heaton School
Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Stockport
Heaton School is a special school in Stockport for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- St James Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4RE
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 94 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, who all have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well cared for at this school.”
- “They enjoy positive working relationships with staff and are happy to attend every day.”
- “For example, pupils receive a warm welcome when they arrive at school.”
To improve
- “While some progress has been made, there is still not enough clarity around the curriculum content in some subjects.”
- “The school does not give enough thought in specific subjects to how pupils’ learning will build year on year.”
- “Changes to the reading curriculum, particularly for phonics, are still in the earliest stages.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
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