Lindow Community Primary School
Upcast Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 6EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas O'Keefe
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 111031
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625917269
About this school
Lindow Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wilmslow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 152 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lindow Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 71% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 84% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 81% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Lindow 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 | 68% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lindow Community Primary School compares
Lindow Community Primary School ranked 6th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 152 | — |
| Ashdene Primary School | 89% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 422 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 72 | 0.9 miles |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | 88% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 422 | 1.2 miles |
| Nether Alderley Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 89 | 2.0 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)
- 7.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.17%
- Persistent absence
- 5.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashdene Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Alderley Edge Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Alderley Edge
-
Gorsey Bank Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Nether Alderley Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Wilmslow
Lindow Community Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Wilmslow.
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Styal Primary School Primary
- The Wilmslow Academy Primary
- Wilmslow High School Secondary
- Aurora Summerfields School Special schools
- Pownall Hall School Independent schools
- Wilmslow Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Lindow Community Primary School teach?
- Lindow Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Who is the headteacher of Lindow Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lindow Community Primary School is Mr Thomas O'Keefe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lindow Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lindow Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lindow Community Primary School?
- Lindow Community Primary School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lindow Community Primary School full?
- Lindow Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 152 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lindow Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lindow Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lindow Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lindow Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lindow Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lindow Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lindow Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lindow Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Lindow Community Primary School ranked 6th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lindow Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Lindow Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lindow Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lindow 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.