Ashdene Primary School
Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Collette Mather
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 111227
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625917335
About this school
Ashdene Primary School is a community primary school in Wilmslow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashdene 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 92% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 34% | 38% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 97% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 95% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.60 | - | - |
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 Ashdene 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 | 93% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashdene Primary School compares
Ashdene Primary School ranked 2nd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 422 | — |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 72 | 0.3 miles |
| Lindow Community Primary School | 88% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 152 | 0.6 miles |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | 88% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Lacey Green Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 424 | 1.5 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)
- 2.56%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 4.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Lindow Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Gorsey Bank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Alderley Edge Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Alderley Edge
-
Lacey Green Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
Other schools in Wilmslow
Ashdene Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Wilmslow.
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- Lindow Community Primary School 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 Ashdene Primary School teach?
- Ashdene Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashdene Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashdene Primary School is Mrs Collette Mather, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashdene Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashdene 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 Ashdene Primary School?
- Ashdene Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashdene Primary School full?
- Ashdene Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Ashdene Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashdene Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashdene Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashdene Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ashdene Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashdene Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Ashdene Primary School ranked 2nd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashdene Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashdene Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashdene Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashdene 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.