OFSTED
25 February 2020
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
—
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
614
614 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
313
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
301
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
above England
School
28.2%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.3%
542
Any other White background
2.8%
17
Any other Asian background
2.0%
12
African
1.5%
9
Pakistani
1.0%
6
White and Asian
1.0%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.6%
145 of
614 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.7
3.5 pts
above England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.57 pts
higher than
England
School
8.79%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.37 pts
higher than
England
School
24.19%
Cheshire East
13.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
4.34%
Cheshire East
1.79%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.3%
10.0 pts
above England
The Macclesfield Academy
102.3%
Cheshire East
92.6%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.