The Macclesfield Academy
About the school
The Macclesfield 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
- 25 February 2020
- Published
- 21 July 2020
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- 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
- 34.10%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.50%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 41.50%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.7
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
639
Girls
50.86%
Boys
49.14%
SEN support
13.93%
Education, health and care plan
8.92%
English as an additional language
7.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.01%
Overall absence
8.79
Persistent absence
24.19