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Ivy Bank Primary School

Cheshire East, SK11 8PBPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
37 1st-choice / 43 offers made
Ranking
#9,801
of 13,686 nationally

About Ivy Bank Primary School

Ivy Bank Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Cheshire East, North West, for pupils aged 2 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 387 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 480.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Apr 2023). 56% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 37 first-preference applications and 43 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressValley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, SK11 8PB
HeadteacherMrs Sarah Gill
Local AuthorityCheshire East
Number of Pupils387
Free School Meals (FSM)16.8%
School Capacity387 / 480 (81% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Latest monitoring visit (19 Apr 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Mar 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: ivybank.cheshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ivy Bank Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.