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Adlington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Brookledge Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield SK10 4JX · adlington.ht.school · 01625 573201
On the mapSearch near SK10 4JX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.88 mi
- 3.03 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 97
- 92% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- 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 1.88 mi (3.03 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 72% 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 | 14 | 18 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.88 mi3.03 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 0% 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% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111018)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Adlington Primary School on 17 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Sept 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 54
- 59% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied