- What did Ofsted judge Ivy Bank Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Ivy Bank Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in April 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Ivy Bank Primary School?
- Ivy Bank Primary School has 387 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Ivy Bank Primary School take?
- Ivy Bank Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Ivy Bank Primary School located?
- Ivy Bank Primary School is located in Macclesfield, SK11 8PB, Cheshire East.
- How do I apply to Ivy Bank Primary School?
- Ivy Bank Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Ivy Bank Primary School were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Ivy Bank Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 5.293 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Ivy Bank Primary School?
- When Ivy Bank Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. ‘Looked after children and all previously looked after children — ‘Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. All references to previously looked after children in this pol icy mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings – pupils with brothers or sisters — Siblings – pupils with brothers or sisters, step -brothers or step -sisters, foster brother or sisters, half – brothers or half -sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred school (in years recept ion through to year 5) and expected to continue at the school in the following school year at the time of admission. Under exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission number to ensure that, as far as possible, twins, triplets or children from other multiple births can attend the same school. Siblings in year six will not be considered under this criterion for the normal admission rounds; 3. Children attending a Nursery/pre -school run by the school they are applying to commencing the Autumn Term of the admiss — Children attending a Nursery/pre -school run by the school they are applying to commencing the Autumn Term of the admission period preceding their year of entry to reception, and 2 further criteria.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Ivy Bank Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.5% of pupils at Ivy Bank Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.