Poynton High School
About the school
Poynton High School is an open secondary school in Cheshire East.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 June 2023
- Published
- 28 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53
- Cheshire East
- 47.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire East
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.70%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.20%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.60%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.8
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.36
AAB or better
- School
- 9.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1500
Girls
49.60%
Boys
50.40%
SEN support
10.07%
Education, health and care plan
2.87%
English as an additional language
5.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.01%
Overall absence
7.19
Persistent absence
16.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
210
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
147
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
43%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
31%