Werneth School
About the school
Werneth School is an open secondary school in Stockport.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 February 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SWK
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.8
- Stockport
- 47.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Stockport
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 25.40%
- Stockport
- 48.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 46.40%
- Stockport
- 66.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 26.80%
- Stockport
- 49.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.04
- Stockport
- 4.26
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
991
Girls
48.23%
Boys
51.77%
SEN support
20.28%
Education, health and care plan
3.94%
English as an additional language
8.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.14%
Overall absence
15.7
Persistent absence
42.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
220
Sustained education or employment
81%
Education
72%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
14%