Ivy Bank Primary SchoolGawsworth Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Macclesfield.

Summary of the comparison

Ivy Bank Primary School and Gawsworth Primary School are primary schools in Macclesfield.

  • Ivy Bank Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gawsworth Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gawsworth Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ivy Bank Primary School was judged Good and Gawsworth Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Ivy Bank Primary School and 66.0% for Gawsworth Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Ivy Bank Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Gawsworth Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ivy Bank Primary School versus Gawsworth Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MacclesfieldIvy Bank Primary SchoolMacclesfieldGawsworth Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking78th of 116 in Cheshire East 69th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll414 194
Capacity480 210
LocationMacclesfield, SK11 8PB Macclesfield, SK11 9QU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 194
Free school meals (ever 6)19.4% 5.2%
English as an additional language5.8% 0.5%
SEN support16.2% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.7% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.1% 5.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ivy Bank Primary School

Gawsworth Primary School

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