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Aquinas College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationRoman CatholicStockport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeB-2024/25

Aquinas College is a further education in Stockport for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Nangreave Road, Stockport, SK2 6TH0161 483 3237Ms Jo Dommett principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,342 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-36.9 points per entry
A level progress+0.03Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better12%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished93%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,3421,1731,2591,1872,3562,306
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry36.9236.5236.5240.5333.8733.12
Average A level gradeB-B-B-BC+C+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS35.6835.8235.6938.4227.9928.42
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects12%14%15%17%8%6%
A level progressA level value added+0.03+0.07-0.06-0.06
Applied general courses: points per entry32.5932.2732.6532.74
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed93%90%93%93%86%90%

A level subjects

36 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Photography100%A* to B, England 58% · 75 entries
Art and Design90%A* to B, England 60% · 73 entries
Law60%A* to B, England 40% · 95 entries
Film Studies76%A* to B, England 57% · 45 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology166Mathematics157Business Studies144History123Sociology122Graphics115Biology97Law953D Studies94English Literature89Geography79Photography75Art and Design73Computer Science73Chemistry72Physics68Mathematics (Statistics)67English Language64Media / Film / TV Studies62Textiles59Government and Politics57Economics56English Language and Literature48Film Studies45Environmental Science37Drama and Theatre Studies34Accounting and Finance33Religious Studies32Physical Education / Sports Studies30Spanish25Geology18Mathematics (Further)17French15Music Technology11Music10German8
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology166 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed
48%England 46%
Mathematics157 entries · 50% A* or A · 98% passed
66%England 60%
Business Studies144 entries · 22% A* or A · 99% passed
58%England 47%
History123 entries · 13% A* or A · 99% passed
44%England 55%
Sociology122 entries · 24% A* or A · 96% passed
53%England 49%
Graphics115 entries · 32% A* or A · 99% passed
80%England 65%
Biology97 entries · 37% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 49%
Law95 entries · 37% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 40%
3D Studies94 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
73%England 58%
English Literature89 entries · 15% A* or A · 98% passed
37%England 52%
Geography79 entries · 13% A* or A · 98% passed
52%England 51%
Photography75 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 58%
Art and Design73 entries · 41% A* or A · 100% passed
90%England 60%
Computer Science73 entries · 22% A* or A · 99% passed
36%England 46%
Chemistry72 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
69%England 53%
Physics68 entries · 46% A* or A · 99% passed
65%England 51%
Mathematics (Statistics)67 entries · 10% A* or A · 97% passed
25%England 35%
English Language64 entries · 9% A* or A · 98% passed
45%England 44%
Media / Film / TV Studies62 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 46%
Textiles59 entries · 24% A* or A · 100% passed
71%England 67%
Government and Politics57 entries · 19% A* or A · 98% passed
56%England 55%
Economics56 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
75%England 57%
English Language and Literature48 entries · 17% A* or A · 98% passed
63%England 47%
Film Studies45 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
76%England 57%
Environmental Science37 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
49%England 34%
Drama and Theatre Studies34 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
47%England 54%
Accounting and Finance33 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 37%
Religious Studies32 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
66%England 50%
Physical Education / Sports Studies30 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 41%
Spanish25 entries · 28% A* or A · 96% passed
48%England 59%
Geology18 entries · 6% A* or A · 94% passed
33%England 45%
Mathematics (Further)17 entries · 59% A* or A · 100% passed
82%England 76%
French15 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 60%
Music Technology11 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed
36%England 37%
Music10 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 47%
German8 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,226 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training89%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 81%, compared with 90% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training69%England 72%
Top-third universities22%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship8%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 65% went on to degree-level study or training and 17% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training89%89%90%
Education56%56%54%
Apprenticeship8%8%9%2%
Work26%26%27%
Not in education, work or training8%9%8%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£305,000Stockport
Nearest bus stop100 mAquinas College, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England450 m300Report card 202649Compare
Stockport SchoolCouncil670 m1,341Good 201963Compare
Hulme Hall Grammar SchoolIndependent730 m203Not inspectedCompare
Banks Lane Junior SchoolCouncil740 m358Good 202051Compare
Banks Lane Infant SchoolCouncil740 m274Good 202354Compare
Stockport Grammar SchoolIndependent (grammar)770 m1,448Not inspectedCompare
Cale Green Primary SchoolCouncil900 m329Report card 202627Compare
Great Moor Infant SchoolCouncil0.6 miles266Good 202483Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Aquinas College a good school?

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How many pupils does Aquinas College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Nangreave Road, Stockport, SK2 6TH
Telephone
0161 483 3237
Principal
Ms Jo Dommett
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Stockport
Ward
Offerton
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130514 · LAESTAB 3568603 · UKPRN 10000330

Where these figures come from