Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Macclesfield, Cheshire East·SK10 5RT
Composite score
32.5
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#12,879
National rank
#1944
In North West
#107
In Cheshire East
Top 88%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
3 first choices, 3 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
6
any preference, for 3 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Pott Shrigley CofE 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
30
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
30.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
20.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
27.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
8.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£16,129
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Pott Shrigley CofE 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 30 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 3 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 9.0%. There are about 8.1 pupils per teacher. Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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