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Eaton Bank Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Jackson Road, Congleton CW12 1NT · eatonbankacademy.org · 01260 273000
On the mapSearch near CW12 1NT
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,062
- 98% of 1,087 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Halliard Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 186 families put the school first and 187 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 187 | 186 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 209 | 209 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 208 | 194 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 222 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 197 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 40% 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 C+ (31.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.2 | −20.1 |
| Sixth form college | 6.5 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 52.4 | +20.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 students | C+ (31.8) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 82 students | C+ (32) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 8 students | Dist+ (39.4) | Average +0.56 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | C (30.2) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C+ (32.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 52 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 36 | C+ (32.3) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 60 | C- (25.8) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | C- (27.5) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 62 | C- (26.3) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.9 | +2 |
| Further education | 4.5 | −3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.8 | −3.3 |
| Employment | 23.5 | +4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Eaton Bank Academy on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 169
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (31%) with SEND