Ivy Bank Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

MacclesfieldConstituency

SK11 8PBPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ivy Bank Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 387 pupils. Ivy Bank Primary School is part of The Aspire Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

387

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 387
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Aspire Educational Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 April 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.