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Whirley Primary School
Whirley Road, Broken Cross, Macclesfield SK10 3JL
Whirley Primary School is an academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In July 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Representation, Admissions and Progress.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
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