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EnglandNorth WestCheshire EastSK10 3JLWhirley Primary School
Primary

Whirley Primary School

Primary

Cheshire East · Macclesfield · SK10 3JL https://whirley.ht.school/

Pupils
213
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whirley Primary School · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-6pp
72%67%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
13%
+7pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Whirley Road, Broken Cross, Macclesfield, SK10 3JL
Local authority
Cheshire East
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%13%87%42%81%13%81%32%84%97%108.0106.0107.013%213
2023/2471%6%100%48%77%6%87%39%84%97%109.0107.0109.011%213
2022/2361%6%81%35%77%10%90%16%97%97%107.0105.0108.0+0.60-1.10+0.0012%209
2018/1972%3%93%41%79%7%90%34%100%100%108.0107.0109.0+0.60-4.10-1.206%208
2017/1872%7%93%48%79%10%97%28%83%93%108.0107.0107.0+1.10-2.90+0.306%209
2016/1748%13%81%39%55%19%65%19%68%74%106.0103.0105.0+1.10-4.20-1.806%205

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521313%2%5%3%4%
2023/2421322.811%2%5%4%3%
2022/2320924.612%2%5%4%4%
2021/2221221.912%1%7%5%11%
2020/2120821.07%0%8%
2018/1920826.66%1%4%3%2%
2017/1820920.36%1%4%3%4%
2016/1720522.16%1%6%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.