Schools in Stockport

Stockport has 113 schools across the metropolitan borough, administered by Stockport Council. The borough stretches from Hazel Grove and Bramhall in the south to Reddish and Heaton Chapel bordering Manchester in the north - and school catchment areas tend to be tighter in more densely populated areas like Edgeley, where primary places are heavily contested. Distance tiebreakers for popular Stockport primaries can be as little as 0.3 miles in some years.

At secondary level, Stockport has a selective grammar school - Stockport Grammar School - alongside a range of academies and community schools. The grammar schools admit by 11+ test and draw from across the borough and neighbouring areas, so non-selective catchment distances for comprehensives can be wider. Schools in sought-after postcodes such as SK7 (Bramhall/Cheadle Hulme) are often oversubscribed, and families should check annual offer data carefully before choosing a home.