Tytherington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East
Manchester Road, Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
13.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,421
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,214 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
233 of 239 families who put it first got an offer
240
Places offered
420
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 239 | 233 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 102 | 5 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 79 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 420 | 240 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emmanuel Botwe
- Address
- Manchester Road, Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
- Phone
- 01625610220
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Macclesfield Tytherington · Macclesfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140791
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TYTHERINGTON SCHOOL
1,421 pupils · 1,214 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
09 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 22
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,188 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.32 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 228 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 112 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 226 | 22% | 56% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 224 | 27% | 67% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 220 | 16% | 56% | 76% | |
| Geography | 153 | 32% | 63% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 3% | 32% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 114 | 18% | 53% | 65% | |
| Biology | 105 | 33% | 73% | 85% | |
| Physics | 103 | 39% | 83% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 93 | 37% | 83% | 99% | |
| History | 88 | 40% | 70% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 79 | 35% | 70% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 76 | 41% | 75% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 34 | 6% | 26% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 13% | 27% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 23% | 43% | 70% | |
| Biology | 25 | 8% | 16% | 20% | |
| History | 23 | 4% | 30% | 61% | |
| Geography | 19 | 11% | 26% | 26% | |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 6% | 38% | 69% | |
| Economics | 15 | 7% | 7% | 47% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 13% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| Physics | 12 | 17% | 42% | 42% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 42% | 58% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15955: Tytherington High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.