Eaton Bank Academy

About Eaton Bank Academy

Eaton Bank Academy is a secondary school in Congleton, Cheshire East, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,077 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.9, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Eaton Bank Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 186 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 4.48 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.1%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. Eaton Bank Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.