Alderley Edge Community Primary School
Church Lane, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Alderley Edge Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Walsh
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 111008
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
About this school
Alderley Edge Community Primary School was a community primary school in Alderley Edge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Alderley Edge Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 83% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 17% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alderley Edge Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alderley Edge Community Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 212 | — |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Lindow Community Primary School | 88% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 152 | 0.9 miles |
| Ashdene Primary School | 89% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 422 | 1.0 miles |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 72 | 1.2 miles |
| Nether Alderley Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 89 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 9.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderley Edge Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Alderley Edge
-
Lindow Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Ashdene Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Nether Alderley Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Alderley Edge
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School Primary
- David Lewis School Special schools
- The David Lewis Centre Other types
- Alderley Edge School for Girls Independent schools
- The Ryleys School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Alderley Edge Community Primary School teach?
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Alderley Edge.
- Has Alderley Edge Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alderley Edge Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Alderley Edge Community Primary School?
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School had 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Alderley Edge Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alderley Edge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alderley Edge Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.