All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter secondary school in Macclesfield (Cheshire East).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
On behalf of the governors, staff and students, I am delighted to welcome you to our College website. All Hallows has a strong reputation for quality education and academic success.
Education is our main purpose and we are very proud of the high standards achieved by our young people, and the excellent progress that each one of them makes, whatever their individual abilities, aptitudes or needs.
Our successes are based upon the creation of a culture which provides opportunities for our students, and which helps them feel that they can do and that no task is beyond them. We have a disciplined and well-ordered environment, which emphasises the joy and excitement of learning.
Discipline is based upon the provision of stimulating lessons and activities to keep students working with interest, and we promote a climate in which it is the norm for students to be praised for behaviour and work. We seek to build a College in which mutual respect for all is lived out through everything we do.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 139139
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are linked to a profile (2 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Jackson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Clair Watson Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Clair Watson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jared Moss | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Gary Keogh | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lisa Alberti | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Pickles | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Allison Caine Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tim Beesley (likely) | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr David Jackson Former | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Siobhan Ainscough Former | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Patrick Paul Williams Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record