Knutsford Academy

What the figures show

• The last child offered a 2026 Year 7 place under one of its admission criteria lived 4.936 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
• Year 7 2026 drew 244 first-choice applications for 226 offers; 208 offers went to first-choice families and 36 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
• For Year 7 in 2026, 197 of the 454 applications (43%) came from families living outside Cheshire East; 39 offers went to them.
• 2024/25: 68% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire East.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire East schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

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

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.

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

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