Stockport School
Community secondary school in Stockport (Stockport).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
The school was established in 1888 and moved to its present site in 1938. In its time it has played many parts. In the 1880s Stockport was a hatting and cotton manufacturing town and education was provided by Stockport Sunday School and Mechanics Institutes. There were the old private grammar schools but the need was felt to have a technical school.
As, it was felt, none of these classes was able to cope with the increasing technical demands of local industry. From 1884 local manufacturers and tradesmen agitated for some more advanced form of education for a Technical or Trade School.
On 25 February 1887, Joseph Leigh, acting as Mayor convened a meeting, where Alderman Ephraim Hallam, proposed that to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Victorias reign That it is desirable to establish a Technical and Art School in this town, to enable its inhabitants to acquire that special teaching requisite, to maintain its position amongst the industrial towns of this country.
It was financed by subscription, then the Technical Instruction Act, 1889 allows the town to finance it on the rates.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Enrichment Page
Awards
8 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Investors in PeopleStaff development
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 106135
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Beecroft | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jon Byrne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Claire Price | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Felicity Drinkwater | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Maloney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kelly Salimian | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Anjali Shah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Angela Seddon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2004 · until 2028 |
| Mr Walter Barrett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 1997 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Buckley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 1997 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Filip Starczan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karen Bailey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record