St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Priory Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 3HJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Macclesfield for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 175 schools in Cheshire East. It ranks 25th of 27 primary schools in Macclesfield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025, report published 19 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

54 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%

48%, 14 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

268 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals17.5%

17.5%, 9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language17.2%

17.2%, 4.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13.8%

13.8%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.9%

4.9%, 1.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Upton Priory School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	63% met the expected standard
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	52% met the expected standard
Whirley Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	65% met the expected standard
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	62% met the expected standard
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Jackie Summers
Phone: 01625425905
Website: stalbansprimarymacclesfield.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Priory Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 3HJ
Local authority: Cheshire East
URN: 141811

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.