Brookledge Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4JX
10 reasons to choose Adlington Primary School
Top line
Adlington Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the 6 best state primary schools in Macclesfield and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Adlington Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 10 members of Halliard Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Adlington Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Adlington Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 7% of schools. Most pupils go on to Poynton High School at the end of Year 6.
The Adlington Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Other than maths and English, subjects are taught in a rolling two year series of topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School in Reception and a residential trip for Years 3 to 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Adlington Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Adlington Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Adlington Primary School
Beech Hall Junior School (4.2 miles); The King’s School in Macclesfield, Infants & Juniors (5.1 miles); Wilmslow Preparatory School (6 miles).
Dean Valley Community Primary School (2.1 miles); Worth Primary School, Poynton (2.7 miles); Prestbury Church of England Primary School (3.7 miles).
Beech Hall School (4.2 miles); The King’s School in Macclesfield (4.6 miles); Stockport Grammar School (6.2 miles).
Poynton High School (2.5 miles); Hazel Grove High School (5.1 miles); The Fallibroome Academy (5.4 miles).