Rainow Primary School
Round Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield, SK10 5UB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Norris
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 111203
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625572021
About this school
Rainow Primary School is a community primary school in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 92% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 96% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rainow Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rainow Primary School compares
Rainow Primary School ranked 28th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 194 | — |
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School | 54% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 102 | 1.4 miles |
| Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 178 | 1.6 miles |
| Dean Valley Community Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 199 | 1.9 miles |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 16% | 167 | 1.9 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 405 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.35%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 3.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Dean Valley Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Marlborough Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Rainow Primary School ranks 5th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Macclesfield.
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Ash Grove Academy Primary
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Chelford CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dean Valley Community Primary School Primary
- Gawsworth Primary School Primary
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rainow Primary School teach?
- Rainow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Rainow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rainow Primary School is Mr Jonathan Norris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rainow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rainow Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rainow Primary School?
- Rainow Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rainow Primary School full?
- Rainow Primary School has capacity for 189 pupils and 194 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rainow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rainow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rainow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rainow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rainow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rainow Primary School rank locally?
- Rainow Primary School ranked 28th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rainow Primary School's absence rate?
- Rainow Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rainow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rainow Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.