Werneth School
Academy sponsor led in Stockport, Stockport.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 925 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1250 |
| Free school meals | 38.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Address | Harrytown, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 3BX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.wernethschool.com |
| Telephone | 01614941222 |
| URN | 148327 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 October 2023, published 21 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Harrytown Catholic High School (secondary school, about 0.1 km)
- Marple Hall School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Stockport School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Reddish Vale High School (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- St Thomas More RC College (secondary school, about 4.2 km)
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
- Alder Community High School (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
- Hazel Grove High School (secondary school, about 5.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.