The Kingsway School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Cheadle, Stockport
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.222 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Kingsway School is a secondary school in Cheadle, Stockport for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Kingsway School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.222 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.183 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.632 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.222 miles away, the longest of 14 Stockport secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.69 miles.
- Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- Year 7 2026: 121 first-choice applications for 268 offers; all first-choice families were offered a place, and 147 offers went to those ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Stockport.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stockport schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Foxland Road, Cheadle, SK8 4QX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 1,260 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Since this school’s previous inspection, it has been on a rapid journey of improvement.”
- “This positive transformation is evident across every aspect of the school’s provision.”
- “Leaders’ decisive actions to improve the school are underpinned by a clear commitment to lifting pupils’ ambitions and fostering a strong sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that the attainment of pupils who are high prior attainers has not been in line with their expectations.”
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not use the school’s assessment methods to pinpoint some of the gaps in pupils’ subject knowledge.”
- “Occasionally, this means that teachers move on to new learning before pupils are ready.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 April 2026 (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) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 121 first-preference applications, 268 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stockport Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' Catholic High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheadle Hulme High School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Priestnall School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bramhall High School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Stockport School 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published