Secondary · SK6 · Stockport

Marple Hall School

Hill Top Drive, Marple, Stockport, SK6 6LB

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Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance94.4%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.28
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1560

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Still judged Good — latest visit found the school improving.

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SK6. Where we have them, council (Stockport) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1560
Free school meals
12.4%
7.5% below district average (19.9%)

Also: Stockport 22.9% · England 25.8%

SEN
19.5%
1.6% below district average (21.1%)

Also: Stockport 19.4% · England 16.5%

EAL
2.4%
3.5% below district average (5.9%)
Attendance
94.4%
0.2% above district average (94.2%)

Also: Stockport 91.5% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
15.2%
Progress 8
+0.28 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
50.5
Grade 5+ English & maths
59.6%
Grade 4+ English & maths
75.8%
Entered for EBacc
80.7%
EBacc average point score
4.83

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SK6 average; the darker bar is this school.

We do not have multi-year attendance or attainment figures for this school in the current DfE extracts.

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1553
Pupils on roll
1560

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Stockport page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.5%
On-site provision
Resourced provision

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates