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 sgs@stockportgrammar.co.uk
- W www.stockportgrammar.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Stockport
- Pupils: 1,496; sixth formers: 219
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £11,571 - £14,985 pa (last updated on 07/08/2024)
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘The music sold it to us,’ one parent said. This is a traditional grammar school that wants to be at the cutting edge of teaching and learning. The deputy head says, ‘Here learning is about the trinity of academic success, good pastoral care and engagement in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.’ Pupils enthused about their experiences on the dance trip to Sadler’s Wells, the volunteering and trekking trip to Honduras, the geography trip to the Azores, the history trip to Krakow and…
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 2023, Sarah Capewell. From a Cumbrian farming family, she attended St Bees school, developing a passion for classics, music and drama. Degree in classical studies from the University of Edinburgh, followed by PGCE from Cambridge. Her first teaching post was at Sevenoaks School before moving to Felsted as head of classics, assistant head and ultimately deputy head academic.
Seeking a move back north for family reasons, she was immediately taken by Stockport Grammar School’s strong values and tradition combined with grounded children who ‘aren’t at all entitled or arrogant’. She says, ‘Our academic expectations are high but we don’t feel we are the hothouse. Our pupils will get excellent academic grades, but they’ll get so much more as well.’ We hear similar words in lots of schools, but at...
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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
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, 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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