Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East
Priest Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 4QL
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.6%
7.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
193
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
182 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
24 of 25 families who put it first got an offer
26
Places offered
56
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 25 | 24 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 2 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 56 | 26 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jean Willerton
- Address
- Priest Lane, Mottram St Andrew, Macclesfield, SK10 4QL
- Phone
- 01625917870
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Prestbury · Macclesfield
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136518
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MOTTRAM ST. ANDREW PRIMARY ACADEMY
193 pupils · 182 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
09 December 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
24 June 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 154 pupils
Attendance
95.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 8% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 69% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 8% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.