The Macclesfield Academy
Secondary schoolThe Macclesfield Academy is a secondary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 614 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), February 2020, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Macclesfield Academy was 46.2, against 46.9 in Cheshire East and 46.2 in England.
38.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.9% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.8% | 66.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 113 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Park Lane SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 2024240 m
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Ash Grove AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- The Fermain AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024740 m
- All Hallows Catholic CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- Ivy Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire East
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).