Knutsford Academy

State-Funded School

knutsford-academy-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

TattonConstituency

WA16 0EAPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Knutsford Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire East, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,429 pupils. Knutsford Academy is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 13 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.91

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,429

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,429
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Nov 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.