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Chelford CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Macclesfield · SK11 9AY

Ages 4–11 · 81 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
67

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
30
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

81 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
81
Boys / girls
40 / 41
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
81 / 90 (90%)
Free school meals
13.6%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Brady

Location

Address
Oak Road, Chelford
Postcode
SK11 9AY
Town
Macclesfield
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, 81 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Macclesfield
38
Primary schools in Macclesfield
29
Academies among open schools in Macclesfield
58% (22)
Open schools in SK11
17
Primary in SK11
13
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in MacclesfieldNear SK11

  • Peover Superior Endowed Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Knutsford · WA16 8TU · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM6.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Nether Alderley Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Macclesfield · SK10 4TR · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand1.13

    2.2 miles away

  • Lindow Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wilmslow · SK9 6EH · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand0.56

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Brady
Telephone
01625861351
Website
www.chelford.cheshire.sch.uk

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