Nether Alderley Primary School
Bradford Lane, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4TR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Craven
- Sponsor
- Halliard Trust
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 141306
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625912444
About this school
Nether Alderley Primary School is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nether Alderley 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 87% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 80% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 67% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Nether Alderley 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 | 69% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nether Alderley Primary School compares
Nether Alderley Primary School ranked 29th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 89 | — |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.3 miles |
| Lindow Community Primary School | 88% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 152 | 2.0 miles |
| Ashdene Primary School | 89% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 422 | 2.2 miles |
| Chelford CofE Primary School | 83% | 5% | 16.7% | 81 | 2.2 miles |
| Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy | 69% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 193 | 2.3 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)
- 7.45%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderley Edge Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Alderley Edge
-
Lindow Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Ashdene Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Chelford CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Nether Alderley Primary School ranks 6th 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 Nether Alderley Primary School teach?
- Nether Alderley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Nether Alderley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nether Alderley Primary School is Mr Richard Craven, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nether Alderley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nether Alderley 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 Nether Alderley Primary School?
- Nether Alderley Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nether Alderley Primary School full?
- Nether Alderley Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 89 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 Nether Alderley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nether Alderley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nether Alderley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nether Alderley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Nether Alderley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Nether Alderley Primary School is part of HALLIARD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nether Alderley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nether Alderley Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Nether Alderley Primary School ranked 29th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nether Alderley Primary School's absence rate?
- Nether Alderley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nether Alderley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nether Alderley 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 15 July 2026.