Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Fir Grove, Macclesfield, SK11 7SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Leigh
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 148727
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625466833
About this school
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a primary academy in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 84 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 58% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Christ The King Catholic and Church of England 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 | 35% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School compares
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School ranked 19th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 7.1% | 46.7% | 84 | — |
| Ash Grove Academy | 58% | 5.3% | 29% | 227 | 0.2 miles |
| Parkroyal Community School | 57% | 4% | 10.8% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Ivy Bank Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 387 | 0.8 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield | 62% | 4.9% | 18.7% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Puss Bank School and Nursery | 69% | 5.1% | 16.9% | 409 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.74%
- English as an additional language
- 43.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 15.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ash Grove Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Parkroyal Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Ivy Bank Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
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St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield1.0 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
-
Puss Bank School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Macclesfield
Other schools in Macclesfield
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Dean Valley Community Primary School Primary
- Gawsworth Primary School Primary
- Hollinhey Primary School Primary
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School is Mrs Nicola Leigh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic and Church of England 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 Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School full?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 84 on roll (40%), so it has space against 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 Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England/Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School ranked 19th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic and Church of England 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 10 July 2026.