The Wilmslow Academy is a primary school located in Wilmslow. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Handforth Road, Wilmslow

School Information

Address: Handforth Road, Wilmslow, SK9 2LX
Website: www.thewilmslowacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01625383333
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire East
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs C Clowes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143156

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 336
Number of Boys: 194
Number of Girls: 142

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wilmslow Academy
Handforth Road , SK9 2LX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Hall Road , Handforth SK9 3AE 		3out of 4 1,270 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lacey Green Primary Academy
Barlow Road , SK9 4DP 		4out of 4 2,166 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Handforth Grange Primary School
Ullswater Road , Handforth SK9 3NG 		4out of 4 2,195 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Moss Hey Primary School
Eskdale Avenue , Bramhall SK7 1DS 		3out of 4 2,992 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road , SK9 1LZ 		3out of 4 2,558 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St James' Catholic High School
St James' Way , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6PZ 		3out of 4 2,841 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilmslow Preparatory School
Grove Avenue , SK9 5EG 		- not rated 2,451 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley School
Whitehaven Road , Bramhall SK7 1EN 		4out of 4 2,911 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal School, Manchester
Stanley Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6RQ 		4out of 4 2,961 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)
Stanley Road , SK8 6RQ 		- not rated 2,961 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pownall Hall School
Carrwood Road , SK9 5DW 		- not rated 3,079 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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