Puss Bank School and Nursery
Barracks Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 1QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Hammond
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Aspire Educational Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 145248
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625917210
About this school
Puss Bank School and Nursery is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 409 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 56 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 48% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 61% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 59% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Puss Bank School and Nursery 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 | 48% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Puss Bank School and Nursery compares
Puss Bank School and Nursery ranked 50th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.1% | 16.9% | 409 | — |
| Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 178 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkroyal Community School | 57% | 4% | 10.8% | 411 | 0.9 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 80% | 7.1% | 46.7% | 84 | 1.1 miles |
| Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 107 | 1.3 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 405 | 1.3 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
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 11 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.85%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Parkroyal Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Marlborough Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Puss Bank School and Nursery ranks 11th 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 Puss Bank School and Nursery teach?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Puss Bank School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Puss Bank School and Nursery is Mrs Rachel Hammond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Puss Bank School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Puss Bank School and Nursery, 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 Puss Bank School and Nursery?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Puss Bank School and Nursery full?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Puss Bank School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Puss Bank School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Puss Bank School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Puss Bank School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Puss Bank School and Nursery?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Puss Bank School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Puss Bank School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Puss Bank School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Puss Bank School and Nursery rank locally?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery ranked 50th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Puss Bank School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Puss Bank School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Puss Bank School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Puss Bank School and Nursery'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 13 August 2026.