Windlehurst School
Community special school · Ages 11–16 · Stockport
Windlehurst School is a special school in Stockport for ages 11–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Windlehurst Road, Hawk Green, Marple, Stockport, SK6 7HZ
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 65 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a calm and welcoming environment.”
- “They learn to take responsibility for their own actions.”
- “Pupils are keen to meet the high expectations that staff set for both their learning and behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, leaders’ use of reading assessments to inform additional support varies slightly in its effectiveness.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils do not progress as well through the reading curriculum as they should.”
- “However, senior leaders do not make the best use of attendance and behaviour information to inform support programmes for a small number of pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 0% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 6.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- Acorns School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fun Fest Stockport Marple 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle Hill High School 2.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Agricultural and Rural Centre 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lisburne School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Laurus Grace 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stockport Grammar School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hulme Hall Grammar School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade