Lacey Green Primary Academy
Barlow Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LACEY GREEN PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Shaw
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 137450
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625525157
About this school
Lacey Green Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wilmslow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 63 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 84% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 24% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 95% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.20 | - | - |
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 Lacey Green Primary Academy 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 | 84% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 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 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 433 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lacey Green Primary Academy compares
Lacey Green Primary Academy ranked 20th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 424 | — |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | 88% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 422 | 0.8 miles |
| Styal Primary School | 63% | 7.9% | 20.2% | 100 | 1.0 miles |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 72 | 1.2 miles |
| Handforth Grange Primary School | 74% | 4% | 11.9% | 340 | 1.2 miles |
| The Wilmslow Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 22.2% | 389 | 1.2 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)
- 10.62%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 5.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorsey Bank Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Styal Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
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St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
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Handforth Grange Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
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The Wilmslow Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
Other schools in Wilmslow
Lacey Green Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Wilmslow.
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School 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 year groups does Lacey Green Primary Academy teach?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Who is the headteacher of Lacey Green Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Lacey Green Primary Academy is Mr Steven Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lacey Green Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lacey Green Primary Academy, 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 Lacey Green Primary Academy?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lacey Green Primary Academy full?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), 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 Lacey Green Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lacey Green Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lacey Green Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lacey Green Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lacey Green Primary Academy?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy is part of LACEY GREEN PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lacey Green Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lacey Green Primary Academy rank locally?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy ranked 20th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lacey Green Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lacey Green Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lacey Green Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lacey Green Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.