Stockport Academy is a non-selective co-educational school within the English

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programme, located in

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, Stockport,

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. It caters for children aged 11–16 and has approximately 869 pupils on roll.

History

The school opened officially in September 2007 as a replacement of Avondale High School, which later moved into a new building in 2008, which was constructed on the same site by

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, the school run by academy organisation

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, formerly the

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. which opened the academy after Avondale was to be shut down. It is operated on a non-denominational basis, but followed the Christian, specifically

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, ethos of its parent organisation.

Academics

"At Stockport Academy we aim to ensure that all students have a balanced curriculum that inspires and challenges them." Stockport Academy . The academy has chosen to run a three year

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; it is moving to a system in Years 7 and 8, initially in English and Maths only of monitoring performance against targets (key performance indicators). At

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, the school helps the student choose an appropriate pathway. Generally they encourage the student to access a broad curriculum by considering all subjects including Languages, Humanities and Computer Science alongside the other core and practical subjects, citing the wishes of employers and universities. These will include the

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suite of subjects; English, Maths, Science, Language, History or Geography. The school selects students for the oversubscribed courses by considering their attendance (the higher better), current effort and performance, the number of negative behaviour points has gained (the lower the better). Attendance at relevant

enrichment clubs and contribution to wider school life (charity work etc.).

Ofsted Report

In March 2015, Ofsted recognized Stockport Academy as a Good school, with Outstanding features. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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© Crown copyright Highlights of the report included recognition that the behavior of students is "impeccable" and students have "total confidence that they are well cared for". Other findings in the report include the recognition that students "achieve well" and teachers have "high expectations and aspirations" for their students. An inspection in 2018 confirmed the school remains good and recommendations have been followed.

Alumni

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