Werneth School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

StockportLocal Authority

Hazel GroveConstituency

SK6 3BXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Werneth School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stockport, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 925 pupils. Werneth School is part of EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

925

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 925
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
1 Mar 2020	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.