The Fermain Academy
Special / other · Macclesfield · SK11 8JF
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 3 July 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
21 pupils · 23% of 90 capacity
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Age range
- 13–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 57.1% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 25% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Website
- www.thefermainacademy.org
- URN
- 141935
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 12 June 2018: Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.