Best primary schools in Macclesfield (2026)

Macclesfield has 12 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Marlborough Primary School, in the top 37% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 37% in England	Marlborough Primary School Macclesfield	68%	73%	5%	No rating
2 Top 39% in England	Ash Grove Academy Macclesfield	68%	58%	3%	Outstanding
3 Top 40% in England	Whirley Primary School Macclesfield	66%	65%	13%	No rating
4 Top 45% in England	St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Macclesfield · Church of England	65%	62%	7%	No rating
5 Bottom 44% in England	Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Macclesfield	63%	52%	0%	No rating
6 Bottom 35% in England	Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Macclesfield · Church of England/Roman Catholic	58%	80%	0%	Not judged
7 Bottom 34% in England	Upton Priory School Macclesfield	58%	63%	3%	No rating
8 Bottom 31% in England	Puss Bank School and Nursery Macclesfield	55%	69%	11%	Report card
9 Bottom 30% in England	St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Macclesfield · Roman Catholic	57%	48%	0%	Not judged
10 Bottom 27% in England	Ivy Bank Primary School Macclesfield	54%	56%	8%	No rating
11 Bottom 17% in England	Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Macclesfield · Church of England	47%	61%	17%	Good
12 Bottom 15% in England	Parkroyal Community School Macclesfield	49%	57%	5%	Report card

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What is the best primary school in Macclesfield?

On exam results over the last three years, Marlborough Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Macclesfield, in the top 37% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.