About Macclesfield College
Macclesfield College is a further education provider offering apprenticeships, college courses for 16–19 year olds, university-level study and adult learning from its campus in Macclesfield. The college promotes routes for school leavers, adults seeking career progression or retraining, and employers aiming to upskill their workforce, all delivered under the banner of “Empowerment Through Learning...
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Key Facts
- Active Learners:
- 1,052
- Standards:
- 61
- Locations:
- 6
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Ofsted
Inspected April 2026Graded under Ofsted's renewed framework. Achievement, curriculum and participation are the judgements for this provider's apprenticeship provision; inclusion and leadership apply across the whole provider. The renewed framework does not award a single overall grade, and Ofsted states these do not map onto the previous Outstanding to Inadequate scale.
Read the full Ofsted reportSource: Ofsted further education and skills inspection outcomes, published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We publish Ofsted's judgement as given and do not grade providers ourselves.
Performance Data
Employer Score
3.0Apprentice Score
3.0Active Learners
1,052
Official achievement data by course
DfE-published rates for 2024/25. Achievement counts everyone who left the programme; pass rate counts only those who reached end-point assessment.
| Course | Achievement | Pass rate | Retention | Learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Beauty Therapist | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Assistant Accountant | 46.7% | 100% | 46.7% | 20 |
| Beauty Therapist | 83.3% | 100% | 83.3% | 10 |
| Bricklayer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Business Administrator | 81% | 100% | 81% | 20 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 55.6% | 83.3% | 66.7% | 20 |
| Commis Chef | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Content Creator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Craft Carpentry and Joinery | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Digital Marketer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Early Years Educator | 76.5% | 100% | 76.5% | 20 |
| Early Years Practitioner | 61.5% | 100% | 61.5% | 10 |
| Engineering Design Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Fitter | 83.3% | 100% | 83.3% | 10 |
| Furniture Manufacturer | 57.1% | 100% | 57.1% | 10 |
| Hairdressing Professional | 77.8% | 100% | 77.8% | 10 |
| Healthcare Science Associate | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| HR Support | 100% | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Installation and Maintenance Electrician | 71% | 95.7% | 74.2% | 30 |
| Laboratory Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Lead Adult Care Worker | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Leader in Adult Care | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Learning and Skills Assessor | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | 76.2% | 100% | 76.2% | 20 |
| Operations Manager | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Payroll Administrator | 72.7% | 100% | 72.7% | 10 |
| People Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Professional Accounting Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Property Maintenance Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| School Business Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Science Industry Maintenance Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Science Manufacturing Technician 2014 | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Teaching Assistant | 88.9% | 100% | 88.9% | 10 |
| Team Leader | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
Ofsted Rating
Ofsted inspection data coming soon.
Data sourced from Skills England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the National Achievement Rate Tables. View on Find Apprenticeship Training