Knutsford Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Knutsford, Cheshire East
Knutsford Academy is a secondary school in Knutsford, Cheshire East for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bexton Road, Knutsford, WA16 0EA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 1,429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this thriving and successful school community.”
- “Pupils form respectful, caring relationships with each other and the adults that work with them.”
- “This ensures that pupils feel safe and listened to.”
To improve
- “Trust and school leaders also have an accurate understanding of key areas for further improvement, including the use of information more precisely to check the impact of their actions.”
- “However, leaders recognise that a more systematic approach to monitoring the quality of sixth-form provision would strengthen their oversight and help to bring about further improvements.”
- “Leaders, supported by the trust, have begun this process of change, but it is ongoing, and the impact of this is not fully realised.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 244 first-preference applications, 226 offers in total, 208 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Wilmslow High School 6.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 7.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Middlewich High School 8.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Fallibroome Academy 9.3 mi Good Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic College 10.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Macclesfield Academy 10.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tytherington School 10.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College 10.7 mi Good Last distance published