Heaton School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Heaton School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Stockport, North West.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 94 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Sixth formprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
65%Boys
35%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 11 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 94
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Outstanding |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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