Overall Oxbridge
#1,352
4 ranked schools · -438 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
27
Offers
3
Offer rate11.1%
-11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Macclesfield
Where the River Bollin cuts through the edge of the Cheshire Plain beneath Macclesfield Forest, the town holds a market charter dating to 1261 and a population of around 54,000. Today AstraZeneca anchors the local economy.
Prestbury, the affluent village to the north, is widely regarded as one of Cheshire East's most competitive postcodes for state school places, while Rainow and Brooklands draw families targeting strong catchments. Mill buildings from the silk trade survive through the centre alongside Georgian landmarks including the Town Hall, the former Sunday School, and St Alban's Church designed by Augustus Pugin. Trains on the Crewe to Manchester line reach Manchester Piccadilly in around twenty minutes, and Adlington and Upton lie among the residential villages spreading into the Cheshire countryside to the south.
29
Primary
schools
4
Secondary
schools
2
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
2
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which6sixth forms·15faith39 total
Area Performance
Macclesfield schools rank in the top 46% of England
Across 40 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.42/10, +0.01 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
14% Elite
Distribution across all Macclesfield schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Macclesfield vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 46%
Across all ranked Macclesfield schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,235 of 14,978
Top 47%Secondaryavg #1,823 of 3,861
Top 25%Sixth formavg #643 of 2,554
Primary schools: 28 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,235
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,235
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,823
+3 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 47% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.5
+4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,823
+3 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 47% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.5
+4.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#643
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 25% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
62%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#643
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 25% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
62%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
10
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,213
3 ranked schools · -440 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
17
Offers
3
Offer rate17.6%
-11.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Macclesfield
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Macclesfield
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Macclesfield
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School profiles in Macclesfield
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