Voluntary controlled school · Cheshire East

Bollington Cross CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
167Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111252URN

Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.3 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

62 applications for 18 places · 4th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 3.4; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 3.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 3.3; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	62	3.4	18	1.00
Sep 2025	18	61	3.4	18	1.00
Sep 2024	25	79	3.2	30	1.20
Sep 2023	17	53	3.1	17	1.00
Sep 2022	25	75	3.0	28	1.12
Sep 2021	23	54	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2020	26	72	2.8	25	0.96
Sep 2019	23	69	3.0	21	0.91
Sep 2018	22	65	3.0	17	0.77
Sep 2017	20	56	2.8	19	0.95
Sep 2016	25	55	2.2	33	1.32
Sep 2015	24	78	3.3	29	1.21
Sep 2014	25	50	2.0	23	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 71% · Maths 87% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%44th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	0%	109	106
2023/24	73%	0%	107	107
2022/23	61%	7%	110	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dean Valley Community Primary School
0.4 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

4.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Prestbury CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
2.7 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
2.8 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Adlington Primary School
3.1 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111252 · 895/3113
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 167 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5EG
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources