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Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lymm Road, Little Bollington, Altrincham WA14 4SZ · littlebollington.cheshire.sch.uk · 01565 830344
On the mapSearch near WA14 4SZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 9%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 75
- 65% of 116 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 5 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 7 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 9% 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 | |||
| ▼9% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111251)
Ofsted
Little Bollington CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111251), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111251)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111251)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 20
- 25% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied