St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Macclesfield, SK10 3HJ
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Whirley Primary School
Whirley Road, Broken Cross, Macclesfield, SK10 3JL
Local ranking58th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire East
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 23 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 65.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 13.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 87.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 81.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 81.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 97.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 108.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 31
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 213
- Boys
- 120 (57%)
- Girls
- 92 (43%)
- Capacity
- 210 (101% full)
- SEND
- 13.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.2%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 9.4%
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,014/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 3.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Asian Chinese: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
91.5%
White British
2.8%
Mixed White & Asian
1.4%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Whirley Road
Macclesfield, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 140598
- UKPRN
- 10044805
- Establishment No.
- 2340
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
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