The King's School in Macclesfield A GSG School Review
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Academic results & facilities
Pastoral care and inclusivity
Fees, scholarships & bursary information
Information about the head
Teaching and learning approaches
Entrance & admissions information
Exit information - where do the children go next?
Learning support & SEN information
Arts, sports and extracurricular
Pupils & parents (what are they really like?)
What The Good Schools Guide says..
In 2020 the boys, girls and junior schools moved from the centre of Macclesfield to the new 80 acre campus on the edge of the town. The facilities here are superb, all purpose-built and particularly inspirational for those wishing to develop their sporting skills to the highest level. King’s has some spectacular space for the arts. The extracurricular offer is enormous and a major attraction. We felt the school may not quite yet have learned to occupy its new space comfortably, we spotted several...
- The King's School in Macclesfield
Alderley Road
Prestbury
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 4SP - Head: Mr Jason Slack
- T 01625 260000
- F 01625 260022
- E [email protected]
- W www.kingsmac.co.uk/
- The King's School in Macclesfield is an independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18 that does not offer boarding. The King's School in Macclesfield fees are £10,041 - £15,945 pa. Want to know more? Read our unbiased review on The King's School in Macclesfield here.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Cheshire East
- Pupils: 898; sixth formers: 183
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £15,945 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: King’s Infants and Juniors (Macclesfield)
What the school says...
The Kings School in Macclesfield offers great academic results and superb extra-curricular opportunities. From the ages of 3 to 18, Kings offers every child a unique curriculum designed to develop independent learners, inquisitive minds and well-rounded individuals with the skills and attributes to succeed long after they leave school.
Our results are outstanding. Add the string of international sportsmen and women King's regularly produces, the eclectic range of musicians, artists and inventors, the 100 clubs and societies King's provides for all ages and the fact that our explorers have the opportunity to venture right across the globe - now you don't just have a school, you have the start of an amazing life long journey. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Shooting
Sailing
Since 2020, Jason Slack, BSc PGCE. A Yorkshireman with degree in physics from Durham University which was sponsored by an accountancy firm and led him to a first career in accountancy. He then returned to Durham to complete his PGCE. His first teaching post was at King Henry VIII School Coventry (physics and coaching rugby), head of science at The Grange, Cheshire then deputy head at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Wakefield. He returned to King Henry’s as head in 2010 before being lured to King’s in 2020 to oversee the challenge of merging the boys', girls' and junior schools onto a new site, no mean feat in the middle of the pandemic. He says, ‘This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to start with a blank piece of paper.’ In fact the restrictions of teaching in bubbles was...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| King’s Infants and Juniors (Macclesfield) | 2024 | Majority to the senior school | ||
| Wilmslow Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 |
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