The Fermain Academy
Free schools alternative provision school in Macclesfield (Cheshire East).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Youth Engagement Schools Trust
The Fermain Academy is one of 7 schools run by Youth Engagement Schools Trust.
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 13 to 16
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Axis Academy | Special | Cheshire East | 76 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| The Fermain Academy (this school) | - | Cheshire East | 21 | 3 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018, from earlier data) |
| The Kairos Academy (KS3) | - | Wolverhampton | 19 | 5 | Good 2014Last graded inspection in our data (predecessor school) |
| The Kairos Academy (KS4) | - | Wolverhampton | 48 | 5 | Inadequate 2023 |
| The Keystone Academy | Special | Shropshire | 122 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; safeguarding effective |
| The Raise Academy | Special | Halton | 60 | 6 | not inspected / no record |
| The Vireo Academy | - | Wolverhampton | 31 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| 7 schools | 377 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.