Secondary school in Stockport
Marple Hall School
Hill Top Drive, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 6LB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 20 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1590
- Places
- 1553
- How full
- Full — 1590 pupils against 1553 places
- Girls / boys
- 772 / 818
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Stockport 020D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 47%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 95%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- HELIX ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joe Barker
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward
- Marple North
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- URN
- 151031
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrytown Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 40.6 | 1.3 mi |
| Werneth SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.8 | 1.3 mi |
| Stockport SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45.7 | 2.1 mi |
| Stockport Grammar SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| Hazel Grove High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 48.6 | 2.7 mi |
| Hulme Hall Grammar SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.8 mi |
| Ashlea House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 3.2 mi |
| Alder Community High SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | 3.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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