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Marple Hall School

Hill Top Drive, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 6LB ·

Ofsted:Good· 2023
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Stockport. An ungraded Ofsted inspection (September 2023) found the school remains Good and may be improving, so a full inspection is due next. GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 50.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 387 families put it first for 320 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
1,590
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Stockport
Academy trust
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Headteacher
Mr Joe Barker
Opened
Mar 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (20 Sept 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 285 pupils

Attainment 8
50.5
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
59.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
75.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.28
2023/24 · CI 0.12 to 0.43
This school
50.5
Stockport
47.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 106138), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
320
1st preferences
387
All applications
781
1st prefs per place
1.21
More first choices than places

313 of 387 first-preference applicants were offered a place (81%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
1,590
Capacity
1,553
102% full
Girls / boys
49/51
Mixed
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