Adlington Primary School
Brookledge Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 4JX
97 pupils · 92% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 December 2024, published 3 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 18 | 31 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 13 | 35 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 13 | 31 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 8 | 7 | 25 | 8 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 14 | 37 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 33 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 16 | 43 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Worth Primary School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Dean Valley Community Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Vernon Primary School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.