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Wincle CofE Primary School

Primary · Macclesfield · SK11 0QH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 17 February 2023

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At a glance

64 pupils · 85% of 75 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
6.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.wincleprimaryschool.org
URN
111326

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 10 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 17 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion 6
4.156 miles

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

11 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
91%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
114
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
111
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school91%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Cheshire East average64.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonWigan · 38 miles awayNeeds attention65%
Frettenham Primary SchoolNorwich · 145 miles awayGood56%
Blennerhasset SchoolWigton · 119 miles awayGood29%
Sytchampton Endowed Primary SchoolStourport-on-Severn · 62 miles awayGood77%
Garras Community Primary SchoolHelston · 254 miles awayExpected standard67%
Radnage Church of England Primary SchoolHigh Wycombe · 117 miles awayGood (2019)75%
Polebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPeterborough · 84 miles awayGood56%
Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary SchoolKidlington · 100 miles awayGood50%
Scampton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 62 miles awayExpected standard55%
Burghclere Primary SchoolNewbury · 131 miles awayGood90%
Clive CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 38 miles awayNo current grade67%
Long Sutton CofE Primary SchoolLangport · 152 miles awayGood67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 100% (Cheshire East 79%, England 60%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
1.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.49 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire East: 1.28 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £41,963; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,464
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £69,101; in-year balance +£29,680

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.4%62.3%
Social housing9.5%17.1%
Privately rented10.1%20.5%
Detached houses49.9%22.9%
Flats4.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018670 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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