Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Macclesfield, SK10 3AT, taking ages 4 to 11, 107 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 10.35 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Cheshire East school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 10.35 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School: 10.35 miles, 2025/26 St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield: 0.22 miles, 2025/26, published by Cheshire East
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Bollinbrook CofE (A) 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.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Cheshire East. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Cheshire East, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School and St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield admitted from 0.22 miles in 2025/26, published by Cheshire East. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 10.35 and 0.22 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Cheshire East, 14 of 39 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (35.9%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.85 mi 2025/26 | 0.7 mi |
| Parkroyal Community School Both in reach | Primary | 1.28 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Upton Priory School Both in reach | Primary | 0.64 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.4 mi 2025/26 | 0.9 mi |
| Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Both in reach | Primary | 2.0 mi 2025/26 | 1.1 mi |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Both in reach | Primary | 0.22 mi 2025/26 | 1.1 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 107 pupils in 210 places (51% full) |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 16 October 2023 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 61.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61.0% |
| 2023/24 | 39.0% |
| 2022/23 | 41.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
| Girls and boys | 48.6% girls, 51.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 8.4% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 19.6% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 10.35 miles: CW12, median £173,000. Dearest: SK12, £524,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW12 | Cheshire East | 7.8 mi | £173,000 82 sales |
| M90 | Manchester | 8.7 mi | £200,000 9 sales |
| M22 | Manchester | 9.5 mi | £230,000 56 sales |
| SK3 | Stockport | 9.0 mi | £245,000 160 sales |
| SK9 | Cheshire East | 5.6 mi | £265,000 43 sales |
| SK2 | Stockport | 8.6 mi | £301,000 158 sales |
| SK11 | Cheshire East | 1.7 mi | £318,000 179 sales |
| SK8 | Stockport | 8.1 mi | £325,000 99 sales |
| SK23 | High Peak | 8.7 mi | £332,500 23 sales |
| SK7 | Stockport | 6.8 mi | £360,000 100 sales |
| SK10 | Cheshire East | 0.5 mi | £410,000 119 sales |
| SK12 | Cheshire East | 5.9 mi | £524,500 30 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 10.35 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Shops, 0.1 mi away, with 0.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 07:13, last 17:45.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shops | 0.1 mi | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19, 19A |
| Shops | 0.1 mi | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19, 19A |
| Abbey Road | 0.2 mi | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19, 19A |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around SK10: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at SK10 3AT, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Bollinbrook CofE (A) 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 10.35 miles away, per Cheshire East.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 10.35 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 Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria 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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