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Tytherington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Manchester Road, Macclesfield SK10 2EE · tytheringtonschool.co.uk · 01625 610220
On the mapSearch near SK10 2EE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.30 mi
- 2.09 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,421
- 207 over 1,214 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tytherington School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 1.30 mi (2.09 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 240 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 240 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 240 | 239 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 240 | 241 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 242 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 247 | 1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.30 mi2.09 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.1, and 53.5% 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- (35.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.6 | −8.7 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 33.6 | +6.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 students | B- (35.3) | Above average +0.25 | |
| 112 students | B- (35.5) | Above average +0.25 | |
| 33 students | Dist- (30.3) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 121 | B- (38.3) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 73 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 101 | B (38.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | C+ (31.9) | -0.40 |
| 2017/18 | 102 | B- (35.6) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 114 | B- (35) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | B- (35.7) | +0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.7 | +7.9 |
| Further education | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −6.1 |
| Employment | 24.2 | −6.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Tytherington School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (194 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 194
- 15% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (13%) with SEND