All Hallows Catholic College
Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Timothy Beesley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,216
- URN
- 139139
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625426138
About this school
All Hallows Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,216 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 209 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 48.6 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.06 to +0.33 | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 49.3% | 53.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 70.3% | 70.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 36.8% | 38.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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 All Hallows Catholic College 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 | 49.7 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,235 |
| 2023/24 | 1,237 |
| 2024/25 | 1,251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Hallows Catholic College compares
All Hallows Catholic College ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 7.5% | 16.8% | 1,216 | — |
| The Macclesfield Academy | 42.7 | 8.8% | 28% | 614 | 0.5 miles |
| Tytherington School | 50.1 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,421 | 1.1 miles |
| The Fallibroome Academy | 53.4 | 7% | 15.5% | 1,532 | 1.3 miles |
| Wilmslow High School | 51.4 | 7.9% | 14.4% | 2,227 | 5.8 miles |
| Eaton Bank Academy | 46.9 | 9.4% | 21.2% | 1,062 | 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)
- 16.81%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 19.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Macclesfield Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
Tytherington School1.1 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
The Fallibroome Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
Wilmslow High School5.8 miles
Secondary · Wilmslow
-
Eaton Bank Academy6.1 miles
Secondary · Congleton
Other schools in Macclesfield
- 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
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Hallows Catholic College teach?
- All Hallows Catholic College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the principal of All Hallows Catholic College?
- The principal of All Hallows Catholic College is Mr Timothy Beesley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Hallows Catholic College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Hallows Catholic College, 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 All Hallows Catholic College?
- All Hallows Catholic College has 1,216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is All Hallows Catholic College full?
- All Hallows Catholic College has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,216 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Hallows Catholic College a faith school?
- Yes. All Hallows Catholic College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Is All Hallows Catholic College a selective school?
- No. All Hallows Catholic College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs All Hallows Catholic College?
- All Hallows Catholic College is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Hallows Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.7 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Hallows Catholic College rank locally?
- All Hallows Catholic College ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Hallows Catholic College's absence rate?
- All Hallows Catholic College's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Hallows Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Hallows Catholic College'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.