Ivy Bank Primary School, Macclesfield

In its own words: "Ivy Bank Primary will be an inclusive school where all are treated equally and given equality of opportunity regardless of gender, special needs, disability or race. To this end teachers and classroom assistants will provide a tailored approach to support learners with SEN - learning will be focused on individual pupils' needs and abilities."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Ivy Bank Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 63% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Ivy Bank Primary School as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ivy Bank Primary School are St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths); Ash Grove Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 71% reading, 71% maths); and Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ivy Bank Primary School.

Ivy Bank Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Aspire Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 60 pupils (15.5%) received SEN support and 31 (8%) 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.

Ivy Bank Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Macclesfield Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tarn Mount (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ivy Bank Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 105 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

Ivy Bank Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Ivy Bank Primary School are The Macclesfield Academy (0.5 miles), All Hallows Catholic College (0.6 miles), The Fallibroome Academy (1.6 miles) and Tytherington School (1.7 miles).