Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Macclesfield · SK11 9HD
Data updated
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 29 September 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
189 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 11.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.marton.cheshire.sch.uk/
- URN
- 111329
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.93 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 29 September 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.93 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)
- Criterion 4
- 3.323 miles
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Macclesfield school admissions · Cheshire East school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
21 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
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
On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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.
It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 94% (Cheshire East 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 2% (Cheshire East 2%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cheshire East 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.57 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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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
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 £56,532; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£84,488; in-year balance -£77,117
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
- 28 September 2022: School remains Good
- 20 June 2017: Good
- 11 December 2015: Not taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
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 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 39.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 11.7% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 43.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 52.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 72.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 10.3% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 16.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 58.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 44.2% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 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 E01034662 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 3a 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