The Macclesfield Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Park Lane
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 8JR
Reference Number 150483

General Makeup

Number of pupils 639
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.14%
Girls: 50.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 54 73 127
8 81 75 156
9 55 60 115
10 61 56 117
11 63 61 124

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
White, Other 2.8%
Asian, Other 2.2%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
White & Asian 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 70 6
Third Preference 43 0
From another Local Authority 4 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Fir Grove, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7SF
0.3 miles
Ash Grove Academy
Belgrave Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7TF
0.41 miles
Ivy Bank Primary School
Valley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8PB
0.53 miles
Parkroyal Community School
Lyon Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6QX
0.54 miles
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
Ivy Road, St John the Evangelist Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8QN
0.67 miles
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Parkett Heyes Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8UD
1.1 miles
Puss Bank School and Nursery
Barracks Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1QJ
1.21 miles
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Bollinbrook Ce (A) Primary School, Abbey Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3AT
1.34 miles
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Priory Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3HJ
1.37 miles
Hollinhey Primary School
Bell Avenue, Sutton Lane Ends, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0EE
1.4 miles
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Hulley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW
1.65 miles
Upton Priory School
Berwick Close, Off Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3ED
1.68 miles
Whirley Primary School
Whirley Road, Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3JL
1.79 miles
Gawsworth Primary School
Longbutts Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9QU
1.8 miles
Marlborough Primary School
Tytherington Drive, Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2HJ
1.9 miles
Prestbury CofE Primary School
Bollin Grove, Prestbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4JJ
2.98 miles
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5EG
2.99 miles
Dean Valley Community Primary School
Albert Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5HS
3.19 miles
Rainow Primary School
Round Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5UB
3.24 miles
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5LY
3.35 miles
Name Distance
Macclesfield College
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LF
0.09 miles
Park Lane School
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR
0.15 miles
All Hallows Catholic College
Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LB
0.48 miles
Beech Hall School
Beech Hall Drive, Macclesfield, SK10 2EG
1.38 miles
Tytherington School
Manchester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2EE
1.39 miles
Eden School
76 Chelford Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3LQ
1.57 miles
The Fallibroome Academy
Priory Lane, Upton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4AF
1.73 miles
The King's School In Macclesfield
Alderley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 4SP
2.23 miles
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