St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Priory Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 3HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jackie Summers
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 141811
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625425905
About this school
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 268 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 64 | 46 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 65% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 87% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 | 59% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 99th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 4.3% | 17.2% | 268 | — |
| Upton Priory School | 63% | 3.7% | 25.9% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery | 52% | 6.6% | 47.9% | 233 | 0.6 miles |
| Whirley Primary School | 65% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 212 | 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 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.16%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 6.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Priory School0.4 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Whirley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield0.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 25th 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Jackie Summers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 many pupils are at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 268 on roll (64%), 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 99th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 2 July 2026.