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Knutsford Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bexton Road, Knutsford WA16 0EA · knutsfordacademy.org.uk · 01565 633294

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.9
average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
Last distance offered
4.94 mi
7.94 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 · Cheshire East Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,429
89% of 1,606 places
Local authority
Cheshire East
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15.1%
First language not English
3.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Learning Partnership Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5” went to a home 4.94 mi (7.94 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 244 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 265 (Places 222)265September 2023: 212 (Places 220)212September 2024: 258 (Places 220)258September 2025: 239 (Places 229)239September 2026: 244 (Places 226)244Places 226
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262262441.1▲85%
September 2025Sept 20252292391▲87%
September 2024Sept 20242202581.2▲83%
September 2023Sept 2023220212193%
September 2022Sept 20222222651.2▲79%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criterion 5Distance
September 20264.94 mi7.94 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.9, and 67.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 53.3 (England 46.3)53.32017/18: 52.0 (England 46.5)52.02018/19: 56.1 (England 46.7)56.12021/22: 57.4 (England 48.8)57.42022/23: 52.7 (England 46.3)52.72023/24: 54.2 (England 45.9)54.22024/25: 54.9 (England 46.0)54.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.946.0
▲67.5%45.4%
▲85.4%64.8%
▲51.4%40.5%
▲4.914.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form61−7.2
Sixth form college17.1+8.2
Further education15−0.3
Other education1.1+0.5
Apprenticeship2.1+0.8
Employment0.5−2
Not in a lasting destination1.6−0.3
Activity not captured1.6+0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.0 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 34.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 34.9 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 37.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.5 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.2 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
58 studentsB- (35.2)Average -0.07
58 studentsB- (35.2)Average -0.07
14 studentsDist- (30.5)Average -0.09
8.9%AAB or better
88.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2498B- (36.6)+0.10
2022/2380C+ (33.5)—
2021/2278B- (37)—
2018/1999C+ (34.9)+0.13
2017/1892C+ (33.2)-0.03
2016/1776C+ (34.6)+0.21
2015/1679B- (36)+0.36

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University57.1+3.3
Further education2.1−0.4
Apprenticeship2−6.8
Employment23.5+1
Not in a lasting destination12.2−0.3
Activity not captured3.1—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Knutsford Academy on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Sept 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
88%
Positive
80%
Replies
180
14% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲85% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●76% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●76% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●74% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲48% agreeEngland 43%

based on 31 parents (17%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼59% agreeEngland 63%

based on 49 parents (27%) with SEND

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