SchoolScoresThe Pendlebury Centre
Pupil referral unit · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed
Edgeley Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0RJ
0161 428 9305 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 13 March 2013.
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 |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 29 June 2023: Ofsted found the school was still Outstanding.
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 | 0.0% | 24.8%* | 28.9% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 87.5% | 4.1%* | 3.1% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 12.5% | 16.4%* | 13.4% |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 12.7%* | 19.2% |
| Pupils per teacher | 5.1 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) | 2.2 | 11.0 | 11.8 |
| Teachers who left during the year | 0.0% | 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
- Stockport Academy 0.3 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 47% grade 5+ English and maths
- Progress Schools - Stockport 1.1 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement
- Priestnall School 1.2 miles · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2019, before conversion) · 57% grade 5+ English and maths
- Parrs Wood High School 1.2 miles · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 48% grade 5+ English and maths
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 1.4 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 60% grade 5+ English and maths
- Hulme Hall Grammar School 1.5 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
- The Barlow RC High School 1.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 53% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy 1.7 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 41% grade 5+ English and maths
- Covenant Christian School 1.7 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- The Kingsway School 1.7 miles · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected · 51% grade 5+ English and maths
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is The Pendlebury Centre's Ofsted rating?
The Pendlebury Centre was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 13 March 2013. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 29 June 2023, Ofsted found the school was still Outstanding.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 106022.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.