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Marlborough Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Tytherington Drive, Tytherington, Macclesfield SK10 2HJ · marlborough.ht.school · 01625 466414
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.85 mi
- 2.98 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 405
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Halliard Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 1.85 mi (2.98 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% 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 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.85 mi2.98 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111027)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Marlborough Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 70
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (20%) with SEND