The Macclesfield Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Cheshire East
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 25/02/2020
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
24.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
614
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
113 of 114 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
227
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 114 | 113 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 70 | 6 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 227 | 119 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mat Galvin
- Address
- Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Macclesfield Central · Macclesfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150483
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
614 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
25 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 645 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 123 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 123 | 14% | 46% | 67% | |
| English Language | 123 | 8% | 39% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 8% | 40% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 0% | 21% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 75 | 24% | 75% | 88% | |
| History | 64 | 9% | 34% | 45% | |
| Business | 56 | 9% | 39% | 52% | |
| Biology | 33 | 27% | 79% | 91% | |
| Geography | 33 | 27% | 61% | 76% | |
| Physics | 31 | 39% | 84% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 29% | 71% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 30 | 7% | 50% | 70% |
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) |
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.