Ashdene Primary School, Wilmslow
Ashdene Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wilmslow. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 8 schools in Wilmslow with published results, and 1,036th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ashdene Primary School in detail
Ashdene Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our Mission Statement: Excellence: everyone, everywhere, every day. Our School Values are: Resilience, Empathy, Self-awareness, Positivity, Excellence, Communication and Teamwork (RESPECT)"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Ashdene Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 94% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Ashdene Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Ashdene Primary School as their first choice and 186 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Ashdene Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashdene Primary School are St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 71% maths); Lindow Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); Gorsey Bank Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths); and Alderley Edge Community Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 100% reading, 80% maths).
Ashdene Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary SchoolLindow Community Primary SchoolGorsey Bank Primary SchoolAlderley Edge Community Primary School
What parents say
173 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashdene Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).
Who goes there
1.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 21 pupils (5%) received SEN support and 4 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alderley Edge Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashdene Road (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashdene Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ashdene Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Ashdene Primary School excels at creating a calm, harmonious environment where all pupils, including those with SEND, thrive academically and emotionally. The school's carefully refined curriculum ensures pupils understand how their knowledge builds year on year, and pupils develop into confident, fluent readers through expert phonics teaching. Beyond academics, the school provides memorable experiences and leadership opportunities that help pupils become proud, resilient learners fully prepared for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Carefully designed curriculum with relentless focus on revisiting prior knowledge to ensure secure learning
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning both in and out of the classroom
- Highly effective phonics teaching with pupils becoming confident, fluent readers quickly
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to access the same curriculum as peers
- Extensive enrichment activities, clubs, and visits that connect learning to real-life experiences and future careers
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Extensive clubs, visits to enhance learning, career talks from local community members, Easter art competition for charity, enrichment activities matched to curriculum
Ashdene Primary School has successfully maintained the outstanding standards from its previous inspection. Pupils are happy, safe, and achieve extremely well in a harmonious environment where the school motto of 'excellence: everyone, everywhere, every day' guides all work.
At a Glance
1.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
173 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 97% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.1
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
30.6
KS2
11
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Ashdene Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Cheshire East
Term dates
Ashdene Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashdene Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashdene Primary School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Ashdene Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
431 pupils
419 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wilmslow
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wilmslow
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
5.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
422
Total Pupils
227
Boys
195
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,690
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,053
Per pupil
£2303k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3%
Overall absence
4.8%
Persistent absence
376
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ashdene Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ashdene Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ashdene Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ashdene Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Ashdene Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ashdene Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Ashdene Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashdene Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ashdene Primary School?
Ashdene Primary School was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Ashdene Primary School?
Classes at Ashdene Primary School average 30.1 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Ashdene Primary School?
Ashdene Primary School has around 422 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ashdene Primary School?
3.3% of sessions were missed at Ashdene Primary School in 2024/25. 4.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashdene Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashdene Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ashdene Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ashdene Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Ashdene Primary School's term dates?
Ashdene Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Ashdene Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ashdene Primary School?
Ashdene Primary School is at Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 6LJ.
Sources: Cheshire East term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)