OFSTED
13 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
27 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,000
1,000 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
433
43.3% of pupils
Male pupils
567
56.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.2 pts
above England
School
46.0%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.1 pts
above England
School
47.4%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
27.2%
272
Indian
16.2%
162
White British
14.5%
145
Any other ethnic group
9.0%
90
African
5.7%
57
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
50
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.3%
223 of
1,000 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.4
5.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.07 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
9.37%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.85 pts
higher than
England
School
29.67%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.09 pts
higher than
England
School
3.90%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
7.7 pts
above England
Stretford High School
100.0%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.