Voluntary aided school · Cheshire East

Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

4–11Ages
107Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111360URN

Bollinbrook Ce (A) Primary School, Abbey Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

32 applications for 17 places · 70th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 19 September 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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0

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	17	32	1.9	15	0.88
Sep 2025	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2024	21	32	1.5	19	0.90
Sep 2023	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2022	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2021	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2020	22	53	2.4	20	0.91
Sep 2019	29	44	1.5	26	0.90
Sep 2018	23	50	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2017	26	45	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2016	30	46	1.5	13	0.43
Sep 2015	20	35	1.8	16	0.80
Sep 2014	26	57	2.2	21	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 61% · Maths 83% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%74th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	61%	17%	106	105
2023/24	39%	0%	103	100
2022/23	41%	9%	103	103

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

Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Upton Priory School
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Parkroyal Community School
1.3 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
1.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Puss Bank School and Nursery
2.0 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
2.1 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111360 · 895/3562
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 107 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bollinbrook Ce (A) Primary School, Abbey Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3AT
Local authority: Cheshire East

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