Eaton Bank Academy
Jackson Road, Congleton, CW12 1NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward O'Neill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Halliard Trust
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,087
- Pupils on roll
- 1,062
- URN
- 138662
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01260273000
About this school
Eaton Bank Academy is a secondary academy in Congleton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,062 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 168 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 46.0 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.25 to +0.17 | -0.13 -0.34 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 36.9% | 40% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 60.1% | 68.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 25.6% | 14.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Eaton Bank 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 | 48.9 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,052 |
| 2023/24 | 1,086 |
| 2024/25 | 1,077 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eaton Bank Academy compares
Eaton Bank Academy ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 9.4% | 21.2% | 1,062 | — |
| Congleton High School | 44.8 | 9.8% | 15.6% | 1,174 | 2.0 miles |
| Biddulph High School | 43.3 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 746 | 5.0 miles |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | 35.9 | 6.5% | 27.8% | 394 | 5.8 miles |
| The Macclesfield Academy | 42.7 | 8.8% | 28% | 614 | 5.8 miles |
| All Hallows Catholic College | 49.6 | 7.5% | 16.8% | 1,216 | 6.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.16%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.37%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Congleton High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Congleton
-
Biddulph High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kidsgrove Secondary School5.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Macclesfield Academy5.8 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
All Hallows Catholic College6.1 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Congleton
- Congleton High School Secondary
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Black Firs Primary School Primary
- Buglawton Primary School Primary
- Daven Primary School Primary
- Havannah Primary School Primary
- Marlfields Primary School Primary
- Mossley CofE Primary School Primary
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Quinta Primary School Primary
- Aidenswood School Special schools
- Esland Daven School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Eaton Bank Academy teach?
- Eaton Bank Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Congleton.
- Who is the headteacher of Eaton Bank Academy?
- The headteacher of Eaton Bank Academy is Mr Edward O'Neill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eaton Bank Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eaton Bank Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Eaton Bank Academy?
- Eaton Bank Academy has 1,062 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Eaton Bank Academy full?
- Eaton Bank Academy has capacity for 1,087 pupils and 1,062 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eaton Bank Academy a faith school?
- No. Eaton Bank Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Eaton Bank Academy a selective school?
- No. Eaton Bank Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Eaton Bank Academy?
- Eaton Bank Academy is part of HALLIARD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eaton Bank Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eaton Bank Academy rank locally?
- Eaton Bank Academy ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eaton Bank Academy's absence rate?
- Eaton Bank Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eaton Bank Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eaton Bank 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 1 July 2026.