Knutsford Academy
About the school
Knutsford Academy is an open secondary school in Cheshire East.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 13 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.9
- Cheshire East
- 47.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire East
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 67.50%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 85.40%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 51.40%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.91
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.17
AAB or better
- School
- 8.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1325
Girls
52.60%
Boys
47.40%
SEN support
18.11%
Education, health and care plan
2.34%
English as an additional language
3.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.91%
Overall absence
6.49
Persistent absence
15.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
88
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
61%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
25%