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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SK2, Stockport

4 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SK2, the nearest being Stockport Grammar School at 0.5 mi, 2 of them selective. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Stockport Grammar School 0.5 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Selective
Hulme Hall Grammar School 1.0 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Progress Schools - Stockport 1.7 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Penarth Group School 2.2 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Selective
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Stockport Grammar School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

SK2 also holds 42 state primary and 6 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SK2 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central SK2.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in SK2?

4 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SK2, Stockport, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in SK2 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in SK2 selective?

2 of the 4 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.