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Cheadle Hulme School

Independent · ages 3-18MixedIndependent1,499 pupilsSixth formNurseryCheadleStockport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places71 spare1,499 pupils, 1,570 places
Average A level gradeB+2024/25
Pupils on roll1,499Census January 2024

Cheadle Hulme School is an independent school in Cheadle for boys and girls aged 3 to 18. It has 1,499 pupils and room for 1,570.

Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6EF0161 488 3330Mr Lee Richardson headAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

182 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score16.9
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 13.513.520182019: 11.811.820192022: 17.517.520222023: 15.415.420232024: 16.616.620242025: 16.916.92025
Since 2018: +3.4
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018StockportEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11182186171177152174
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 816.916.615.417.511.813.547.346.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%47%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%66%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.041.170.951.020.510.744.234.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%46%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 11 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Food Preparation & Nutrition100%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
Geography93%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Religious Studies97%grades 9 to 5, England 60%
Art and Design93%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
What is taught hereOffers 3 languages, computer science, music, classics.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Spanish73 entries
78%England 54%
97%England 60%
Geography56 entries
93%England 51%
83%England 56%
Art and Design45 entries
93%England 58%
French39 entries
85%England 60%
85%England 50%
74%England 56%
Music20 entries
90%England 61%
Latin16 entries
94%England 82%
100%England 52%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Spanish7347%78%92%54%
Religious Studies6161%97%98%60%
Geography5659%93%98%51%
Physical Education4854%83%98%56%
Art and Design4573%93%98%58%
French3969%85%95%60%
Design & Technology3949%85%95%50%
Computer Science2752%74%85%56%
Music2040%90%100%61%
Latin1688%94%100%82%
Food Preparation & Nutrition1593%100%100%52%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

123 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB+41.8 points per entry
A level progress+0.07Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better19%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students123143132161274259
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry41.8240.3641.5144.4843.6042.32
Average A level gradeB+BBB+B+B+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS41.7940.4841.4444.3245.7144.21
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects19%22%28%32%42%45%
A level progressA level value added+0.07-0.10+0.09-0.19
Applied general courses: points per entry33.06

A level subjects

17 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

English Language100%A* to B, England 44% · 10 entries
History100%A* to B, England 55% · 14 entries
Business Studies83%A* to B, England 47% · 30 entries
Biology84%A* to B, England 49% · 25 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics51Psychology43Economics32Chemistry30Business Studies30Biology25Physics16Art and Design15Physical Education / Sports Studies14History14Geography14English Literature14Government and Politics13English Language10Mathematics (Further)8Drama and Theatre Studies6Classical Civilisation5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics51 entries · 47% A* or A · 100% passed
71%England 60%
Psychology43 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 46%
Economics32 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
84%England 57%
Chemistry30 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 53%
Business Studies30 entries · 37% A* or A · 100% passed
83%England 47%
Biology25 entries · 48% A* or A · 100% passed
84%England 49%
Physics16 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 51%
Art and Design15 entries · 60% A* or A · 93% passed
93%England 60%
Physical Education / Sports Studies14 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 41%
History14 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 55%
Geography14 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
43%England 51%
English Literature14 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 52%
Government and Politics13 entries · 46% A* or A · 100% passed
85%England 55%
English Language10 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 44%
Mathematics (Further)8 entries · 63% A* or A · 100% passed
88%England 76%
Drama and Theatre Studies6 entries · 83% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 54%
Classical Civilisation5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 55%

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

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
16.217.8
Gap 1.6England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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 roll1,499Census January 2024
Places1,57095% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support19%281 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls778 / 721
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1,4991,5281,4791,5171,5461,474
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%17%17%19%19%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 132 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training90%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training90%86%87%
Education80%73%70%
Apprenticeship1%2%0%
Work10%11%17%
Not in education, work or training5%6%10%

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£305,000Stockport
Nearest bus stop170 mCheadle Hulme School, 6 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
Greenbank Preparatory SchoolIndependent300 m215Not inspectedCompare
Cheadle Hulme High SchoolAcademy680 m1,690No overall grade 202597Compare
Thorn Grove Primary SchoolCouncil730 m214Good 202484Compare
Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCouncil870 m472Outstanding 2024100Compare
St James' Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic0.6 miles824Report card 202664Compare
Hursthead Junior SchoolAcademy0.7 miles354Good 202384Compare
Hursthead Infant SchoolCouncil0.7 miles244Good 202373Compare
Lane End Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles205Good 201990Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cheadle Hulme School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cheadle Hulme School yet.

How good are Cheadle Hulme School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 16.9, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Cheadle Hulme School have?

1,499 pupils aged 3 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 1,570 places, so it is 95% full.

Does Cheadle Hulme School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B+. 17 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

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

Contact and details

Address
Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6EF
Telephone
0161 488 3330
Head
Mr Lee Richardson
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 3-18, with nursery, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Stockport
Ward
Cheadle Hulme South
Constituency
Cheadle
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
30 September 1980
URN
106157 · LAESTAB 3566019 · UKPRN 10008157
Formerly
Cheadle Hulme Junior School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from