Eaton Bank Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Congleton, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
12.52 miles
5 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Eaton Bank Academy is a secondary school in Congleton, Cheshire East for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Eaton Bank Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 12.52 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 12.52 miles away, the longest of the 3 years.
- There were 186 first-choice applications for 187 Year 7 offers in 2026; 185 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% achieved grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire East.
- In 2024/25 the Attainment 8 score was 46.9 (England 46); at A level the average grade was C+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
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
- Jackson Road, Congleton, CW12 1NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 1,062 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Most pupils at Eaton Bank Academy benefit from a high-quality education.”
- “They rise to the school’s high expectations for their achievement, proudly demonstrating the school’s values of ambition and optimism.”
- “Typically, pupils are eager learners.”
To improve
- “In contrast, the poor attendance of a small group of disadvantaged pupils had a negative impact on recently published key stage 4 outcomes.”
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers’ understanding of how to identify and then address any misconceptions is underdeveloped.”
- “This means that, at times, some pupils do not embed their knowledge of these subjects as securely as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 186 first-preference applications, 187 offers in total, 185 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.
- Congleton High School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Macclesfield Academy 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic College 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Fallibroome Academy 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 7.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alsager School 7.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Tytherington School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandbach School 7.3 mi Not judged Last distance published