The Fermain Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

MacclesfieldConstituency

SK11 8JFPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Fermain Academy is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 13–16, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 21 pupils. The Fermain Academy is part of YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

86%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

62%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 13 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 21
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.