The Macclesfield Academy
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by The Macclesfield Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Mat Galvin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 582
- URN
- 137064
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
About this school
The Macclesfield Academy was a secondary academy in Macclesfield. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 582 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Macclesfield Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.57 -0.83 to -0.32 | +0.18 -0.08 to +0.44 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 56.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.2 |
Trends over time
How The Macclesfield Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How The Macclesfield Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.1% | 27.3% | 582 | — |
| The Macclesfield Academy | 42.7 | 8.8% | 28% | 614 | 0.2 miles |
| All Hallows Catholic College | 49.6 | 7.5% | 16.8% | 1,216 | 0.3 miles |
| Tytherington School | 50.1 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,421 | 1.3 miles |
| The Fallibroome Academy | 53.4 | 7% | 15.5% | 1,532 | 1.6 miles |
| Eaton Bank Academy | 46.9 | 9.4% | 21.2% | 1,062 | 6.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Macclesfield Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
All Hallows Catholic College0.3 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
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Tytherington School1.3 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
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The Fallibroome Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
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Eaton Bank Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Congleton
Other schools in Macclesfield
- All Hallows Catholic College Secondary
- The Fallibroome Academy Secondary
- The Macclesfield Academy Secondary
- Tytherington School Secondary
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Ash Grove Academy Primary
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Chelford CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Macclesfield Academy teach?
- The Macclesfield Academy taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Macclesfield.
- Has The Macclesfield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Macclesfield Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Macclesfield Academy?
- The Macclesfield Academy had 582 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have The Macclesfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Macclesfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Macclesfield Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.