SchoolScoresMoat House
Pupil referral unit · Secondary, ages 13 to 18 · Mixed
6 Lower Moat Close, Heaton Norris, Stockport, SK4 1SZ
0161 429 9015 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 5 March 2019.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Outcomes for pupils | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024: Ofsted found the school had maintained its standards.
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Stockport. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.
Pupils, staff and SEND
| Pupils | This school | Stockport | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years | 100.0% | 24.8%* | 28.9% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 54.5% | 4.1%* | 3.1% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 36.4% | 16.4%* | 13.4% |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 12.7%* | 19.2% |
| Pupils per teacher | 3.2 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) | 1.9 | 11.0 | 11.8 |
| Teachers who left during the year | 38.2% | 12.7%* | 14.2%* |
Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.
Nearby secondary schools
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy 0.3 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 41% grade 5+ English and maths
- Penarth Group School 0.5 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Progress Schools - Stockport 0.8 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement
- Covenant Christian School 0.8 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Reddish Vale High School 1.3 miles · Ofsted: Inadequate (2024) · 26% grade 5+ English and maths
- Priestnall School 1.5 miles · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2019, before conversion) · 57% grade 5+ English and maths
- Stockport Academy 1.5 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 47% grade 5+ English and maths
- Hulme Hall Grammar School 1.7 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
- Burnage Academy for Boys 1.8 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2018), confirmed 2024 · 46% grade 5+ English and maths
- Levenshulme High School 1.8 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2022 · 53% grade 5+ English and maths
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Moat House's Ofsted rating?
Moat House was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 5 March 2019. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 13 November 2024, Ofsted found the school had maintained its standards.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 106023.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll check it against the source.
Page updated 26 September 2026.