Highfields College
Other · Pupil referral unit · Ages 11–16 · Stockport
Highfields College is an other school in Stockport for ages 11–16 (pupil referral unit). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 20 November 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Essex Road, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8DR
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this warm and inclusive school.”
- “They benefit from a culture that celebrates difference.”
- “Here, they rebuild their trust in adults and their optimism for the future.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- Bridge House School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Penarth Group School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Moat House 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Agricultural and Rural Centre 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lisburne School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broadstones School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Castle Hill High School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Reddish Hall School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade