Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Macclesfield, Cheshire East·SK10 3AT
Composite score
59.5
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#4,054
National rank
#516
In North West
#27
In Cheshire East
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
15 first choices, 17 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 17 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9120241.0020250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
112
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,756
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School at a glance

Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 112 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 22.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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