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Eaton Bank Academy

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formCheshire East, North West · Congleton CW12 1NTTrust: Halliard TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,062of 1,087 places
Free school meals
20.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
175
Ofsted
Inspected, 25 February 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Eaton Bank School (URN 132747, until 1 September 2012).

What the data says

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 at Eaton Bank Academy in 2023, 46% stayed on in Eaton Bank Academy’s own sixth form (Cheshire East average 40%), 36% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 65 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Cheshire East 27%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 15% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.9 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire East and England.

Eaton Bank Academy
Cheshire East
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEaton Bank AcademyCheshire EastEngland
Pupils in the cohort1794,099607,348
Any sustained destination95%94%92%
Stayed in education88%88%86%
— school sixth form46%40%34%
— sixth form college6%7%13%
— further education college36%40%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship6%3%3%
Employment1%3%3%
No sustained destination3%4%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Eaton Bank Academy
Cheshire East
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEaton Bank AcademyCheshire EastEngland
Students in the cohort655,417541,441
Any sustained destination94%79%79%
University (higher education)52%27%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students23%14%19%
Further education5%6%5%
Apprenticeship15%10%7%
Employment22%36%28%
No sustained destination5%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureEaton Bank AcademyCheshire EastEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.947.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%68%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects14%39%41%
EBacc average point score3.964.104.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort20%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.232.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils50.950.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language5%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language188100%89%17%20%74%
Mathematics16795%88%15%22%75%
English Literature16393%86%21%21%82%
Combined Science13577%65%9%9%72%
Business Studies8750%18%14%20%55%
Geography8347%41%13%25%67%
History7845%41%31%26%79%
Physical Education5531%11%31%24%80%
Media Studies3922%4%21%20%72%
3D Design3319%2%6%16%82%
Religious Studies3218%31%25%32%75%
Physics3017%23%40%46%93%
Textiles2917%2%14%27%90%
Biology2917%23%45%45%97%
Chemistry2917%23%34%47%97%
German2615%5%8%33%73%
Computer Science2414%13%17%30%46%
Fine Art2414%9%46%28%100%
Drama2313%7%26%27%78%
Food Preparation and Nutrition2213%8%5%21%55%
French1810%18%17%29%89%
Dance1810%1%33%27%89%
Music148%5%29%33%79%
Arabic11%1%47%
Statistics11%5%20%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureEaton Bank AcademyCheshire EastEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study129
— of whom A level students821,842261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry31.8333.5835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects11%13%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology2530%23%
Mathematics1822%31%
Media Studies1721%4%
Business Studies1518%13%
English Literature1518%11%
Geography1417%10%
History1316%13%
Biology1316%20%
Drama1215%2%
Sociology1113%13%
Economics1113%13%
Chemistry1012%17%
Computer Science911%5%
English Language810%4%
Fine Art810%3%
Dance67%0%
Photography67%3%
Graphic Communication2%
Religious Studies4%
Further Mathematics5%
Arabic0%
Music0%
Physics12%
3D Design1%
Textiles1%
German0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2935%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*810%

Other secondary schools in Cheshire East

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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

Congleton High School

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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.