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Lindow Community Primary School

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Community school in Wilmslow, SK9 6EH, taking ages 4 to 11, 152 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
0.09879826512731928 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
72% Full
88.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Lindow Community Primary School lived 0.09879826512731928 miles away, according to Cheshire East. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.09879826512731928 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Lindow Community Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.09879826512731928 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 152 pupils in 210 places (72% full)
Local authorityCheshire East

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 88.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 88.0%
2023/24 71.0%
2022/23 68.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Lindow Community Primary School

Girls and boys46.1% girls, 53.9% boys
English as an additional language5.3% of pupils
Free school meals9.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Lindow Community Primary School?

Lindow Community Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.09879826512731928 miles away, per Cheshire East.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Lindow Community Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.09879826512731928 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Lindow Community Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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