Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School, Macclesfield
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Macclesfield. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 27 schools in Macclesfield with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was 54% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 75% in reading and 46% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School are Marlborough Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 84% maths); Upton Priory School (0.8 miles, Good, 65% reading, 75% maths); Parkroyal Community School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); and St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 72% maths).
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Marlborough Primary SchoolUpton Priory SchoolParkroyal Community SchoolSt Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Who goes there
8.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (7%).
In 2026, 7 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 5 (4.7%) 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.
Staffing
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Macclesfield Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shops (near), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 243 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School are Tytherington School (0.4 miles), All Hallows Catholic College (0.9 miles), The Fallibroome Academy (1 mile) and The Macclesfield Academy (1.3 miles).
Tytherington SchoolAll Hallows Catholic CollegeThe Fallibroome AcademyThe Macclesfield Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at Bollinbrook CofE Primary School embody the school's values of honesty, respect and love. Staff warmly welcome pupils into school each day. They ensure that pupils feel safe and happy.
The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils understand these expectations, and they rise to them. Typically, most pupils achieve well across a range of subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Since the previous inspection, the school has continued to develop and embed the curriculum, including in the early years. The curriculum is suitably broad, balanced and ambitious. During a period of considerable change and instability, the school has successfully overhauled the quality of education that pupils receive.
From the early years to Year 6, the school has identified the most important knowledge that it wants pupils to know. This means that pupils successfully build and deepen their knowledge over time. Typically, pupils are well prepared for the next steps in their education. For example, children in the early years are ready for the demands of key stage 1.
From Ofsted's September 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
19.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 46% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School.
- Macclesfield Little Imaginations Camp420m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Bollinbrook Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.1 milesOfsted, 26 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Stagecoach Macclesfield - Pre-school, 0.4 miles
- Kids Planet Macclesfield - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 24 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Ninas Nursery Macclesfield - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted report card, 15 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Term dates
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
- How to apply: Apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Will you get a place at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 15 first choices for 17 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
54%
Available places
114 pupils
210 places
96 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Macclesfield North planning area (Cheshire East) will have 518 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
7
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
11.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
107
Total Pupils
55
Boys
52
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
13.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,802
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,742
Per pupil
£741k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
108
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
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2020 it was rated Requires Improvement.
Is it hard to get a place at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 54% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Classes at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School has around 107 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School: Macclesfield Little Imaginations Camp (420m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School is at Bollinbrook Ce (A) Primary School, Abbey Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)