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Tytherington School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formCheshire East, North West · Macclesfield SK10 2EETrust: Tytherington SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,421of 1,214 places
Free school meals
18.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
228
Ofsted
Report card, 9 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met

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

What the data says

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.

Among the 77 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 55% went to university (Cheshire East 27%, England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.1 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 54% 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.

Tytherington School
Cheshire East
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
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%
Employment3%3%
No sustained destination6%4%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Tytherington School
Cheshire East
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
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%

GCSE results 2025

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%

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 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 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Engineering Studies5045%
Childcare Skills2220%

A levels and other level 3 courses

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

A level subjects

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 Mathematics5%
Music0%
Music Technology0%
Textiles1%
Spanish2%
Product Design2%
French1%
Drama2%
Classical Civilisation1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

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)

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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.