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Church of England schools in and near Macclesfield

All 3 Church of England schools in Macclesfield, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Macclesfield

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  1. St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

    Macclesfield, SK11 8QN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Macclesfield church of england schools average.

    36 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Macclesfield church of england schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Macclesfield church of england schools about 10
    Pupils
    237
    View school St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
  2. Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School

    Macclesfield, SK11 7SF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Macclesfield church of england schools average, high absence.

    5 first choices, 6 offers made

    Ready for secondary school80%

    Macclesfield church of england schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Macclesfield church of england schools about 10
    Pupils
    84
    View school Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
  3. Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

    Macclesfield, SK10 3AT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Macclesfield church of england schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 17 offers made

    Ready for secondary school61%

    Macclesfield church of england schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Macclesfield church of england schools about 10
    Pupils
    107
    View school Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School

Just outside Macclesfield

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Macclesfield.

  1. The King's School In Macclesfield

    1.6 miles from Macclesfield · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Macclesfield church of england schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,315
    View school The King's School In Macclesfield
  2. Prestbury CofE Primary School

    2.3 miles from Macclesfield · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Macclesfield church of england schools average.

    49 first choices, 46 offers made

    Ready for secondary school80%

    Macclesfield church of england schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Macclesfield church of england schools about 10
    Pupils
    322
    View school Prestbury CofE Primary School
The big picture

How Macclesfield's Church of England schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Macclesfield 65%England 62%Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School: 61%St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield: 62%Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School: 80%0%25%50%75%100%
Church of England schools in Macclesfield

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Macclesfield average 5.4%Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School: 4.2%St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield: 4.9%Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School: 7.1%0%4%8%12%16%
Church of England schools in Macclesfield

Ofsted grades in Macclesfield

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Macclesfield

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 3 Church of England schools in Macclesfield have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Church of England schools in Macclesfield, explained

There are 3 Church of England schools in Macclesfield, teaching 428 children. 2 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

65.2% of pupils in Macclesfield church of england schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 61% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

22.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,233 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Church of England schools near me, or everything in Macclesfield.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Church of England schools are in Macclesfield?
There are 3 Church of England schools in Macclesfield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Church of England schools in Macclesfield?
The highest-ranked Church of England schools in Macclesfield on Eduscope are St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield, Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School and Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Church of England schools in Macclesfield ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Macclesfield Church of England schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Church of England schools in Macclesfield is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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