Macclesfield High School could be saved and become an academy under a new council proposal to eradicate empty seats.
The Park Lane school was under threat in June after a report by Cheshire East Council predicted a surplus of places by 2017 and proposed that Tytherington High School should swallow up Macclesfield High in an effort to tackle the problem.
But after a huge backlash over the changes by parents and students at both schools, an informal consultation period was extended by cabinet member with responsibility for children and families, Coun Hilda Gaddum.
After a series of consultations and feedback looking at a ‘whole town solution’, a new proposal to form a 600 place academy for 11-16 year-olds will be considered on Monday.
Coun Gaddum will be asked to approve a formal consultation considering the option to close the maintained school and form a 120-pupil intake academy with links to the Learning Zone, which includes Macclesfield College, on Park Lane.
Matt Harrison, 38, Clare Drive, has a son at Tytherington High and launched Tythie.net as a forum against the amalgamation of the two schools.
He said: "I think parents of kids at both schools will be happy with this new proposal.
"None of us wanted our kids to have to travel across the town to go to school. I’m pleased that they have listened to us. It makes sense, now both schools can start concentrating on getting good results."
The meeting will take place at 2.30pm on Monday in the auditorium of the Silk Museum at the Heritage Centre on Roe Street.
