Academy converter · Cheshire East

Puss Bank School and Nursery

2–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145248URN

Barracks Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 1QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.5 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

79 applications for 46 places · 79th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
11 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

79 applications · 46 places offered · 46 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Puss Bank School (URN 132807), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	79	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2025	40	83	2.1	39	0.98
Sep 2024	50	84	1.7	48	0.96
Sep 2023	44	85	1.9	42	0.95
Sep 2022	38	72	1.9	35	0.92
Sep 2021	58	89	1.5	48	0.83
Sep 2020	56	87	1.6	49	0.88
Sep 2019	60	113	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2018	49	92	1.9	47	0.96
Sep 2017 *	56	94	1.7	48	0.86
Sep 2016 *	59	123	2.1	75	1.27
Sep 2015 *	58	83	1.4	47	0.81
Sep 2014 *	49	81	1.7	52	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 76% · Maths 71% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%50th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	11%	107	102
2023/24	48%	9%	102	101
2022/23	48%	0%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Puss Bank School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Parkroyal Community School
1.5 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
2.0 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ash Grove Academy
2.1 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hollinhey Primary School
2.5 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
2.6 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145248 · 895/2728
Trust: The Aspire Educational Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Puss Bank School (URN 132807)
Address: Barracks Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 1QJ
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources