Adlington Primary School
Brookledge Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, SK10 4JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Steph Swinson
- Sponsor
- Halliard Trust
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 143154
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625573201
About this school
Adlington Primary School is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Adlington 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 91% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 18% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 91% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 113.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 113.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Adlington 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 | 87% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Adlington Primary School compares
Adlington Primary School ranked 41st of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 97 | — |
| Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School | 50% | 12.2% | 23.3% | 26 | 1.4 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 71% | 6.4% | 21% | 110 | 1.6 miles |
| Worth Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 197 | 1.7 miles |
| Dean Valley Community Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 199 | 1.7 miles |
| Vernon Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 394 | 1.8 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)
- 3.26%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.85%
- Persistent absence
- 3.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Worth Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Poynton
-
Dean Valley Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Vernon Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Poynton
Other schools in Macclesfield
Adlington Primary School ranks 9th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Macclesfield.
- 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
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Adlington Primary School teach?
- Adlington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Adlington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Adlington Primary School is Mrs Steph Swinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Adlington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Adlington 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 Adlington Primary School?
- Adlington Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Adlington Primary School full?
- Adlington Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 97 on roll (92%), 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 Adlington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Adlington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Adlington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Adlington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Adlington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Adlington 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 Adlington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Adlington Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Adlington Primary School ranked 41st of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Adlington Primary School's absence rate?
- Adlington Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Adlington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Adlington 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 July 2026.