All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield

In its own words: "Our Fundamental British Values underpin what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Great Britain valuing our community and celebrating diversity of the UK and our College, as a place where ‘everyone is welcome’. These values are Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance, Individual Liberty."

In 2026, pupils at All Hallows Catholic College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.7, against 53.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 140 families put All Hallows Catholic College as their first choice and 344 named it as one of their preferences, for 192 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Hallows Catholic College are The Macclesfield Academy (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 46.2); Tytherington School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.7); The Fallibroome Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); and Wilmslow High School (5.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1).

All Hallows Catholic College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

All Hallows Catholic College is one of 18 schools run by Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

315 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Hallows Catholic College (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

Of the 209 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 44% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Macclesfield Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Hallows Catholic College (by), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Hallows Catholic College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 329 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, All Hallows Catholic College issued 118 suspensions, 9.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to All Hallows Catholic College are St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield (0.3 miles), Parkroyal Community School (0.3 miles), Ivy Bank Primary School (0.6 miles) and Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.