Schools in Macclesfield

About schools in Macclesfield

Macclesfield lists 39 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 28 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

49.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools29

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Adlington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Ash Grove Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Bollington Cross CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Bollington St John's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Chelford CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Dean Valley Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Gawsworth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Hollinhey Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Ivy Bank Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Marlborough Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Nether Alderley Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Parkroyal Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Prestbury CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Puss Bank School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Rainow Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Rushton CofE First School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 9

• St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Upton Priory School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Whirley Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Wincle CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  91%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• All Hallows Catholic College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.6

  Attainment 8
• The Fallibroome Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  53.4

  Attainment 8
• The Macclesfield Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.7

  Attainment 8
• Tytherington School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  50.1

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Macclesfield College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Eden School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 16

• Park Lane School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

• The Fermain Academy

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 13 to 16

Independent schools2

• Beech Hall School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 19

• The King's School In Macclesfield

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19

Common questions about schools in Macclesfield

How many schools does Macclesfield have?

OfferDay lists 39 schools in Macclesfield, including 29 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Macclesfield?

Every school in Macclesfield is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Macclesfield ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Macclesfield where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.