The Macclesfield Academy
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 639
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
The Macclesfield Academy at a glance
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, The Macclesfield Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 639 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.7 — below the national average (national average: 46). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 58% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Macclesfield Academy their first choice was offered one of its 92 Year 7 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 9.19 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 9.0%. There are about 15.5 pupils per teacher. If you are considering The Macclesfield Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.