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Ashdene Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Thoresway Road, Wilmslow SK9 6LJ · ashdene.cheshire.sch.uk · 01625 917335
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 89%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.43 mi
- 0.69 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 2 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 1.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.43 mi (689 m) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 38% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲89% | 62% | ||
| ▲38% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ashdene Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (173 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 173
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (8%) with SEND