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Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Bollinbrook Ce (A) Primary School, Abbey Road, Macclesfield SK10 3AT · bollinbrook.school · 01625 789089

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
107
51% of 210 places
Local authority
Cheshire East
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
19.6%
First language not English
8.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 19)19September 2023: 11 (Places 11)11September 2024: 19 (Places 21)19September 2025: 13 (Places 13)13September 2026: 15 (Places 17)15Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617150.9100%
September 2025Sept 202513131100%
September 2024Sept 202421190.9100%
September 2023Sept 202311111100%
September 2022Sept 202219191100%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 48% (England 53%)48%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 75% (England 64%)75%2018/19: 57% (England 65%)57%2022/23: 41% (England 60%)41%2023/24: 39% (England 61%)39%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%

Ofsted

Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
19 Sept 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
64%
Replies
39
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND

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