Dean Valley Community Primary School
Albert Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky McPherson
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 111147
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625572767
About this school
Dean Valley Community Primary School is a community primary school in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 February 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Dean Valley 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 | 67% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dean Valley Community Primary School compares
Dean Valley Community Primary School ranked 37th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 199 | — |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 16% | 167 | 0.2 miles |
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School | 54% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 102 | 0.6 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 405 | 1.3 miles |
| Prestbury CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 322 | 1.5 miles |
| Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School | 50% | 12.2% | 23.3% | 26 | 1.7 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)
- 4.57%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 2.79%
- Persistent absence
- 3.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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Bollington St John's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Marlborough Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Prestbury CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Dean Valley Community Primary School ranks 7th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Macclesfield.
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Ash Grove Academy Primary
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Chelford CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gawsworth Primary School Primary
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dean Valley Community Primary School teach?
- Dean Valley Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dean Valley Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dean Valley Community Primary School is Mrs Vicky McPherson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dean Valley Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dean Valley 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 big is Dean Valley Community Primary School?
- Dean Valley Community Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dean Valley Community Primary School full?
- Dean Valley Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dean Valley Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dean Valley Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dean Valley Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dean Valley Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dean Valley Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dean Valley Community Primary School rank locally?
- Dean Valley Community Primary School ranked 37th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dean Valley Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Dean Valley Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dean Valley Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dean Valley 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.