Parkroyal Community School
Lyon Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Beaumont
- Sponsor
- The Aspire Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 140438
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625426083
About this school
Parkroyal Community School is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parkroyal Community 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 52% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Parkroyal Community 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 | 37% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkroyal Community School compares
Parkroyal Community School ranked 89th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4% | 10.8% | 411 | — |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 80% | 7.1% | 46.7% | 84 | 0.7 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield | 62% | 4.9% | 18.7% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 107 | 0.8 miles |
| Ash Grove Academy | 58% | 5.3% | 29% | 227 | 0.9 miles |
| Ivy Bank Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 387 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.79%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.95%
- Persistent absence
- 7.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield0.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Ash Grove Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Ivy Bank Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Parkroyal Community School ranks 20th 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
- Dean Valley Community Primary School Primary
- Gawsworth Primary School Primary
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Parkroyal Community School teach?
- Parkroyal Community School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkroyal Community School?
- The headteacher of Parkroyal Community School is Mrs Caroline Beaumont, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parkroyal Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkroyal Community 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 Parkroyal Community School?
- Parkroyal Community School has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Parkroyal Community School full?
- Parkroyal Community School has capacity for 420 pupils and 411 on roll (98%), 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 Parkroyal Community School a faith school?
- No. Parkroyal Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkroyal Community School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkroyal Community School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Parkroyal Community School part of an academy trust?
- Parkroyal Community School is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Parkroyal Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkroyal Community School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Parkroyal Community School ranked 89th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkroyal Community School's absence rate?
- Parkroyal Community School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkroyal Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkroyal Community 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 15 July 2026.