Nether Alderley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Macclesfield, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.777 miles
Criterion 4 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Nether Alderley Primary School is a primary school in Macclesfield, Cheshire East for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Nether Alderley Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.777 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered, under one of its admission criteria, went to a child 5.777 miles away; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- For Reception 2026: 7 first-choice applications for 10 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 121 Cheshire East primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- With 89 pupils on roll in January 2026, it had 17.8 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire East is 21.9.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire East schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bradford Lane, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4TR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 89 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at Nether Alderley Primary happy and eager to discover what the day will bring.”
- “Staff greet them warmly, showing sincere care and attention to each child.”
- “This nurturing start helps pupils feel safe and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “However, at times, behaviour for learning is less positive.”
- “In these instances, pupils demonstrate less self-discipline and need more reminders to follow instructions and do their best.”
- “Leaders recognise, however, that, at times, staff need to further refine support so that it aligns even more precisely with pupils’ individual needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lindow Community Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdene Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chelford CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorsey Bank Primary School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whirley Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published