The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR · Cheshire East · secondary school
19th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East we can score, 23 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 2.6/10 against 826 of them, against 2.8/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 34.1 · 26 | 47% | 1.20 |
| Ofsted | 5 | 38% | 0.20 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.7 · 33 | 16% | 0.52 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 34.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (2.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.8 out of 10 against all schools). The most recent Ofsted inspection in 2020 rated the school as requiring improvement.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Science Club and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Sports include football, rugby, netball, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, rowing, and trampolining. Trips visit the Conway Centre, Anglesey, Brathay, and the Lake District.
Getting in. The school has 639 pupils in a capacity of 600, meaning it is over capacity by 39. This means places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity? What specific actions have been taken since the 2020 inspection to address the areas requiring improvement? How do the current results compare to the school’s own previous performance?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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