Ivy Bank County Primary School
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Ivy Bank is a Primary School located on Valley Road, near to Thornton Square, in the Cheshire
town of Macclesfield
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Currently (as at 2010), the school has approximately 330 pupils on roll; the figure given in the 2009 Ofsted Report is 299. The pupils are aged 4 - 11. There are, as at 2010, 12 classrooms within the main school building and 3 available in mobile classrooms. There is a Special Education Needs
department which caters for children with moderate to complex learning difficulties.
Within the original school grounds there is a separate Pre-School, and a privately run pre and post school club operates from the school.
Mr Quentin Thompson is the school's current headteacher. The school has close ties to Macclesfield High School
, though many pupils also move on to Fallibroome
and All Hallows RC High School
.
Deptey headteacher= Mrs Davis
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
town of Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
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History and development
The school opened in 1966 and has been extended several times since then, the latest addition being the Resource Base unit for children with learning difficulties.Currently (as at 2010), the school has approximately 330 pupils on roll; the figure given in the 2009 Ofsted Report is 299. The pupils are aged 4 - 11. There are, as at 2010, 12 classrooms within the main school building and 3 available in mobile classrooms. There is a Special Education Needs
Special education in England
Special education in England is the responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom and the term "special educational needs" is used to describe the needs of children who need additional provision in order to make progress...
department which caters for children with moderate to complex learning difficulties.
Within the original school grounds there is a separate Pre-School, and a privately run pre and post school club operates from the school.
Mr Quentin Thompson is the school's current headteacher. The school has close ties to Macclesfield High School
Macclesfield High School
Macclesfield High School was a school situated in Macclesfield, Cheshire. It was opened in 2007 to replace Henbury High School and was Macclesfield's first new school since Fallibroome High School in 1979. It is built on the Learning Zone campus, sharing it with Macclesfield College, Park Lane...
, though many pupils also move on to Fallibroome
Fallibroome High School
The Fallibroome Academy is a comprehensive school for girls and boys aged 11 – 18 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Fallibrome specialises in Performing arts and has at least 1500 plus students and contains a high quality sixth form of over 345. Fallibroome was opened as a purpose-built...
and All Hallows RC High School
All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield
All Hallows' Catholic College is an OfSTED 'outstanding' school . It is a large Catholic co-educational comprehensive school and sixth form college that educates approximately 1176 children between 11 and 19 years of age. The college is 'voluntary aided' and is supported by its trustees, the...
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Notable Former Students
- Shaun BrisleyShaun BrisleyShaun Richard Brisley is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town. Shaun attended local Macclesfield schools:Ivy Bank Primary school and later Henbury High School.-Career:...
, Macclesfield Town defender.
Deptey headteacher= Mrs Davis