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Parkroyal Community School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Caroline Beaumont

corporate_fareTHE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

location_onMacclesfield, SK11 6QX

language Visit Website phone 1625426083

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Parkroyal Community School is a Academy converter primary school in Macclesfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parkroyal Community School is an academy converter in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 417 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #10,178 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%

Reading77% LA 78%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading73% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.7

-2.6 to 0.6

-1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 0.0

-3.7

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.2 to -2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading73% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 3.1

0.3

Write

LA -1.3

-1.3 to 1.8

0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 67%

Reading82% LA 81%

Writing77% LA 79%

Maths72% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 1.3

-2.3

Write

LA -1.1

-3.8 to -0.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 March 2022

Inspection Report

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28 February 2017

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-06-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 417 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	415	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	406	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	410	2	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	5	1.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	413	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	410	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils