# Highfields College

Highfields College is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Stockport, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 182 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E134623. [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 182
- Council: Stockport
- URN: 134623

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 20 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-e106116): 580 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Westmorland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westmorland-primary-school-e132121): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-brinnington-e106108): 860 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Arden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arden-primary-school-e106100): 920 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bridge House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-house-school-e149189): 940 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Penarth Group School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penarth-group-school-e135526): 1.6 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/134623)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/134623)

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