St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Albert Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5HS
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr James Perry
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 111327
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
About this school
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Macclesfield. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1990, 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 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 |
| Writing progress | +1.20 |
| Maths progress | +0.50 |
How St Gregory's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 23.4% | 47 | — |
| Dean Valley Community Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 199 | 0.1 miles |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 16% | 167 | 0.3 miles |
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School | 54% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 102 | 0.5 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 405 | 1.3 miles |
| Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School | 50% | 12.2% | 23.3% | 26 | 1.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.4%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dean Valley Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Marlborough Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other 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
- Dean Valley Community Primary School Primary
- Gawsworth Primary School Primary
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Has St Gregory's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Gregory's Catholic 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School had 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gregory's Catholic 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 2 February 2024.