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The Macclesfield Academy
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Park Lane, Macclesfield SK11 8JR · macclesfieldacademy.org · 01625 383100
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.7
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 614
- 14 over 600 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- 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, 73 families put the school first and 92 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 | 92 | 73 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 114 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 97 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 134 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 89 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 34.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137064)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.3 | −6.9 |
| Sixth form college | 6.7 | +5.8 |
| Further education | 50.8 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137064)
Ofsted
The Macclesfield Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137064)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137064), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137064)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137064)