Tytherington School

State school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formCheshire East, Macclesfield SK10school website

About half of sixth-formers go on to university — well above the England rate.

Where this school leads
55%

of sixth-form leavers started university · Cheshire East 27% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Tytherington School: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 53%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 41%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 51%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 20%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 38%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 52%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 15%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 19%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 54%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
Report card
Places
—
Pupils
1,421
Free school meals
18.9%

Ofsted: Inspected 9 June 2026 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Cheshire East’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 1,214 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Tytherington High School (URN 111402, until 1 April 2014).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

86%stayed in education after Year 11
This school86%
Cheshire East88%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 211 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 at Tytherington School in 2023, 51% stayed on in Tytherington School’s own sixth form (Cheshire East average 40%), 34% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureTytherington SchoolCheshire EastEngland
Pupils in the cohort2114,099607,348
Any sustained destination91%94%92%
Stayed in education86%88%86%
— school sixth form51%40%34%
— sixth form college1%7%13%
— further education college34%40%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%3%3%
Employment—3%3%
No sustained destination6%4%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

24%went to one of the most selective universities
This school24%
Cheshire East14%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 77 students who left in 2023

55% went to university (England 37%). 5% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 25% went into work and 6% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureTytherington SchoolCheshire EastEngland
Students in the cohort775,417541,441
Any sustained destination88%79%79%
University (higher education)55%27%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students24%14%19%
Further education4%6%5%
Apprenticeship5%10%7%
Employment25%36%28%
No sustained destination6%16%16%
Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol202575<5
20241212<5
2023<5<5<5

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

50.1Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school50.1
Cheshire East47.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 228 pupils in Year 11

16% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 36.9 — above disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

54% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Cheshire East 45%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureTytherington SchoolCheshire EastEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.147.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%68%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects44%39%41%
EBacc average point score4.534.104.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort16%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.932.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.650.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language11%9%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

42.82%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Fine Art stands out at GCSE — 27% of the year group took it, against 9% across England. At A level it is Sociology: 30% of students (England 13%).

Green & Sustainability54%
Language & Communication53%
Health & Safety52%
Natural Sciences51%
Mathematics & Statistics41%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects25

Entries 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 Language22699%89%22%20%73%
Mathematics22498%88%27%22%82%
English Literature22096%86%16%21%76%
Geography15367%41%32%25%78%
Combined Science11852%65%3%9%68%
Psychology11450%3%18%22%65%
Biology10546%23%33%45%85%
Physics10345%23%39%46%86%
Chemistry9341%23%37%47%99%
History8839%41%40%26%81%
Computer Science7935%13%35%30%78%
Fine Art6227%9%39%28%89%
Physical Education4419%11%16%24%70%
Spanish4319%19%23%27%70%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3013%8%10%21%87%
French2812%18%32%29%71%
German2712%5%30%33%85%
Design and Technology209%11%20%23%50%
Chinese167%1%63%75%94%
Textiles146%2%50%27%93%
Drama104%7%60%27%80%
Music94%5%33%33%78%
Latin63%1%17%74%100%
Russian21%0%—87%—
Statistics21%5%—20%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications2
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Engineering Studies5045%—
Childcare Skills2220%—
A level subjects24

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

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology3430%13%
Psychology3027%23%
Mathematics2724%31%
Biology2321%20%
History2321%13%
Geography1917%10%
Politics1614%6%
Computer Science1513%5%
Economics1413%13%
English Literature1312%11%
Physics1211%12%
Fine Art1110%3%
English Language1110%4%
Chemistry109%17%
Physical Education87%3%
Further Mathematics——5%
Music——0%
Music Technology——0%
Textiles——1%
Spanish——2%
Product Design——2%
French——1%
Drama——2%
Classical Civilisation——1%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses14
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1917%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1715%—
Applied SciencesVRQ Level 3109%—
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*87%—
BiologyGCE AS level (All)———
Classical CivilisationGCE AS level (All)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
Media StudiesGCE AS level (All)———
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)———
SociologyGCE AS level (All)———
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Media StudiesGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
A level results8
MeasureTytherington SchoolCheshire EastEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study247——
— of whom A level students1121,842261,341
Average A level gradeB-C+B-
Average points per A level entry35.3333.5835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects21%13%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication63%
Green & Sustainability63%
Natural Sciences60%
Health & Safety60%
Mathematics & Statistics48%
Engineering & Manufacturing43%
Transversal Skills43%
Digital & ICT Skills32%
Arts & Humanities26%
Social & Cultural Skills19%
Law & Public Administration11%
Business & Administration7%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.4ratio 11.6percentage 11.4gradient 10.0vocabulary 9.5reflection 8.2translation 8.0power 7.7energy transfer 7.3particle model 7.3equation 7.2root 7.1grammar 7.0standard form 6.9audience 6.8evidence 6.8graph 6.7scale 6.7area 6.4formulae 6.0impact 5.8context 5.8presentation 5.7percentage change 5.6

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, graph, unit conversion from Computer Science, Economics, Geography and 13 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, data interpretation, experimental design from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 10 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 5 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, climate change, data collection from Computer Science, Geography, Physical Education and 7 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, qualitative data from Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics and 11 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Physics, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: battery test technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses presentation, data presentation, reliability from Computer Science, Economics, Geography and 11 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, data interpretation, measurement from Economics, Mathematics, Physical Education and 7 more
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses adaptation, temperature, sampling technique from Biology, Psychology, Biology and 3 more · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses graph, median, reliability from Biology, Chemistry, Economics and 9 more · jobs: bacteriology technician, scientific laboratory technician, biology technician
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 4 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Tytherington School offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Cheshire East’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to Cheshire East in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
  3. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Cheshire East

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.