Whirley Primary School
Whirley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3JL
212 pupils · 101% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 July 2022, published 26 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 51 | 85 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 37 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 34 | 70 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 44 | 78 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 25 | 75 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 39 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 44 | 99 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 33 | 77 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Upton Priory School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ivy Bank Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.