Academy converter · Cheshire East

Adlington Primary School

4–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143154URN

Brookledge Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, SK10 4JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

31 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Cheshire East median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

31 applications · 14 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Adlington Primary School (URN 111018), the previous school.

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	14	31	2.2	18	1.29
Sep 2025	10	30	3.0	10	1.00
Sep 2024	14	35	2.5	13	0.93
Sep 2023	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2022	8	25	3.1	7	0.88
Sep 2021	15	37	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2020	15	33	2.2	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	43	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2018	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2017	15	42	2.8	13	0.87
Sep 2016 *	17	35	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	38	2.5	16	1.07
Sep 2014 *	8	30	3.8	7	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 93% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%37th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	0%	108	107
2023/24	91%	18%	113	113
2022/23	87%	0%	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

Adlington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Cheshire East

Good2024

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Worth Primary School
2.7 km · Cheshire East

2026

3.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Dean Valley Community Primary School
2.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Vernon Primary School
2.9 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

4.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Woodford Primary School
3.6 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143154 · 895/2143
Trust: Halliard Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 3.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Adlington Primary School (URN 111018)
Address: Brookledge Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, SK10 4JX
Local authority: Cheshire East

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