Gawsworth Primary School
Longbutts Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, SK11 9QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Wainwright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Halliard Trust
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 144833
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625426547
About this school
Gawsworth Primary School is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 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. 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 82% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| 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 Gawsworth 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 | 63% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 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 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gawsworth Primary School compares
Gawsworth Primary School ranked 59th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 198 | — |
| Ivy Bank Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 387 | 1.4 miles |
| Ash Grove Academy | 58% | 5.3% | 29% | 227 | 1.7 miles |
| Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery | 52% | 6.6% | 47.9% | 233 | 1.8 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield | 62% | 4.9% | 18.7% | 237 | 1.8 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 80% | 7.1% | 46.7% | 84 | 1.9 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)
- 5.15%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.36%
- Persistent absence
- 5.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy Bank Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Ash Grove Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery1.8 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield1.8 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Gawsworth Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gawsworth Primary School teach?
- Gawsworth Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Gawsworth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gawsworth Primary School is Mrs Lisa Wainwright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gawsworth Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gawsworth 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 big is Gawsworth Primary School?
- Gawsworth Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gawsworth Primary School full?
- Gawsworth Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), 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 Gawsworth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gawsworth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gawsworth Primary School a selective school?
- No. Gawsworth Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Gawsworth Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gawsworth Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gawsworth Primary School?
- Gawsworth 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 Gawsworth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gawsworth Primary School rank locally?
- Gawsworth Primary School ranked 59th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gawsworth Primary School's absence rate?
- Gawsworth Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gawsworth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gawsworth 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.