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All Hallows Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield SK11 8LB · allhallows.org.uk · 01625 426138
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.6
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,216
- 16 over 1,200 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- School census 2025/26
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, 140 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 100% 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 | 192 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 209 | 157 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 199 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 214 | 195 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 190 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 53.1% 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- (37.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.9 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 11.5 | −2.8 |
| Further education | 28.2 | +1.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 students | B- (37.3) | Well above average +0.39 | |
| 91 students | B- (37.4) | Well above average +0.39 | |
| 44 students | Dist (34.4) | Above average +0.39 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 79 | C+ (34.8) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 106 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 91 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 105 | B- (35) | +0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 93 | B- (35.7) | +0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 115 | C+ (32.3) | +0.34 |
| 2015/16 | 101 | C+ (31.9) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.1 | −14.9 |
| Further and other education | 4.3 | +3.3 |
| Further education | 3.2 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.7 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 26.9 | +3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected All Hallows Catholic College on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Apr 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (315 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 315
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 72 parents (23%) with SEND