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The Macclesfield Academy

Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR

Local ranking22nd of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

600

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Macclesfield Academy (URN 137064) since 30 November 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
34.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
58.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
41.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size
123

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
639
Boys
314 (49%)
Girls
325 (51%)
Capacity
600 (107% full)
SEND
22.9%
FSM Eligible
28.0%
EAL
7.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
8.9%
SEN Support
13.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
41.2
Budget per Pupil
£8,393/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 87.0%
  • White Other: 2.8%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
  • Black African: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%

87.0%

White British

2.8%

White Other

2.2%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150483
UKPRN
10094336
Establishment No.
4006
Trust
THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION

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