Stockport Grammar School A GSG School
- Stockport Grammar School
Buxton Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 7AF - Head: Mrs Sarah Capewell
- T 01614 569000
- F 01614 192407
- E [email protected]
- W www.stockportgrammar.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Stockport
- Pupils: 1,496; sixth formers: 219
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £11,571 - £14,985 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Teaching highly regarded. Any glitches seem to be dealt with quickly; one parent who noted a new teacher was going at too fast a pace, found the school very responsive in dealing with it. The school’s locational name – Stockport – is one which perhaps precludes those starry footballer parents sometimes seen prospecting for schools in the north west. But while most...
What the school says...
Stockport Grammar School is a vibrant, fully co-educational school with over 100 extra-curricular activities taking place each week. The school has high academic standards and great emphasis is placed upon the all round happiness and success of each child.
Entrance examinations (in January) consist of: 11 - Maths, English and verbal reasoning (VR) followed by an interview. 13+ entry: Maths, English and a modern language paper. 16+ entry: A* and As plus interview, acceptance is at the discretion of the school. Specimen questions given in the form of a book to registered candidates. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2023, Mrs Sarah Capewell. Originally from Cumbria, she was educated at St Bees School and the University of Edinburgh, where she read classical studies before training as a teacher at Cambridge. She taught classics at Sevenoaks School, then moved to Felsted School as head of classics before being promoted, first to assistant head and then to deputy head.
Entrance
At junior level, most come from the nursery. At reception – two classes of around 20 children - entry is a matter of observation, how a child interacts and responds to simple instructions. For years 1 or 2 it’s a taster day which includes tests in English, maths, reading – all done with a light touch. Head stresses it’s not about judging them, but about working out whether this is the right school.
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Stockport Grammar School is a selective school which accepts pupils on the basis of aptitudes and abilities. The School welcomes enquiries from parents of pupils with additional and special educational needs. Reasonable adjustments can be made within the classroom to support such pupils and the school has a Learning Support Department to co-ordinate this. Nov 09.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbank Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Lady Barn House School | 2024 | 5 | ||
| The Ryleys School | 2024 | 4 |
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