Highfields College
Pupil referral unit · Ages 11–16 · Stockport
Highfields College is a pupil referral unit in Stockport for ages 11–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 20 November 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Essex Road, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8DR
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- 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.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
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- 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