Primary schools in Macclesfield

There are 28 primary schools in Macclesfield (Cheshire East), teaching 5,657 pupils. Of the 27 with a score, 11 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 5 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Macclesfield All schools in Macclesfield

Pupils from low-income families15%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools11 of 27scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards5inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)19of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full7 of 28schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size24.1one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs3schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (28)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Rainow Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	194	5%	No overall grade 2024	94	87 to 98
2	Adlington Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	97	3%	No overall grade 2024	92	79 to 98
3	Prestbury CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	322	3%	Good 2020	90	80 to 95
4	Wincle CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	64	6%	Good 2023	89	65 to 97
5	Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	199	5%	Good 2023	79	59 to 90
6	Whirley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	212	5%	Good 2022	77	55 to 89
7	Ash Grove AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	227	30%	Outstanding 2024	72	49 to 87
8	Marlborough Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	405	6%	Good 2024	70	53 to 83
9	Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	84	39%	No overall grade 2025	70	41 to 88
10	Mottram St Andrew Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	193	7%	Report card 2025	70	43 to 87
11	Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	167	17%	Good 2023	68	43 to 85
12	Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11	102	7%	Good 2022	65	29 to 88
13	Gawsworth Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	198	5%	Report card 2026	63	39 to 81
14	St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldChurch of England · ages 4-11	237	18%	Good 2023	57	35 to 75
15	Nether Alderley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	89	6%	Report card 2026	55	23 to 82
16	Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	107	20%	Good 2023	51	26 to 75
17	Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	53	9%	Good 2023	51	22 to 79
18	Ivy Bank Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	387	17%	Good 2023	50	31 to 69
19	Upton Priory SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	277	24%	Good 2024	39	21 to 60
20	Chelford CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	81	14%	Good 2023	38	11 to 78
21	Marton and District CofE Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	189	13%	Good 2022	37	17 to 64
22	Parkroyal Community SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	411	12%	Report card 2026	36	20 to 55
23	Broken Cross Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy · ages 2-11	233	44%	Good 2024	32	15 to 58
24	Hollinhey Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	248	12%	Good 2023	31	15 to 57
25	St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	268	18%	No overall grade 2025	25	14 to 42
26	Puss Bank School and NurseryAcademy · ages 2-11	409	21%	Report card 2026	22	12 to 38
27	Pott Shrigley CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	26	19%	Good 2024	1	1 to 3
	Hurdsfield Community Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 2-11	178	44%	Good 2022	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.