The Macclesfield Academy
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Mat Galvin
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 614
- URN
- 150483
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
About this school
The Macclesfield Academy is a secondary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 614 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Macclesfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Macclesfield Academy (URN 137064).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 123 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 |
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 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 629 |
| 2024/25 | 639 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Macclesfield Academy compares
The Macclesfield Academy ranked 16th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.7 | 8.8% | 28% | 614 | — |
| All Hallows Catholic College | 49.6 | 7.5% | 16.8% | 1,216 | 0.5 miles |
| Tytherington School | 50.1 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,421 | 1.4 miles |
| The Fallibroome Academy | 53.4 | 7% | 15.5% | 1,532 | 1.7 miles |
| Eaton Bank Academy | 46.9 | 9.4% | 21.2% | 1,062 | 5.8 miles |
| Wilmslow High School | 51.4 | 7.9% | 14.4% | 2,227 | 6.3 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)
- 28.01%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 8.79%
- Persistent absence
- 24.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Hallows Catholic College0.5 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
-
Tytherington School1.4 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
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The Fallibroome Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Macclesfield
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Eaton Bank Academy5.8 miles
Secondary · Congleton
-
Wilmslow High School6.3 miles
Secondary · Wilmslow
Other schools in Macclesfield
- All Hallows Catholic College Secondary
- The Fallibroome 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 ages does The Macclesfield Academy teach?
- The Macclesfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Macclesfield Academy?
- The headteacher of The Macclesfield Academy is Mr Mat Galvin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Macclesfield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Macclesfield 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 many pupils are at The Macclesfield Academy?
- The Macclesfield Academy has 614 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Macclesfield Academy full?
- The Macclesfield Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 614 on roll (102%), 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 The Macclesfield Academy a faith school?
- No. The Macclesfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Macclesfield Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Macclesfield Academy is part of THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Macclesfield Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Macclesfield Academy's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does The Macclesfield Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- The Macclesfield Academy ranked 16th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Macclesfield Academy's absence rate?
- The Macclesfield Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.