Puss Bank School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Macclesfield, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
12.198 miles
Criterion 5 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Puss Bank School and Nursery is a primary school in Macclesfield, Cheshire East for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Puss Bank School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 12.198 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception in 2026 was 12.198 miles, under one of its admission criteria; this was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 saw 46 first-choice applications for 46 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire East schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Barracks Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 1QJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Puss Bank School and Nursery are happy and feel safe.”
- “They come to school keen to learn and they attend well.”
- “Across the school, relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring.”
To improve
- “In a small number of other subjects, their knowledge is less secure.”
- “In mathematics, outcomes have been below average in recent years.”
- “As a result, leaders have improved the curriculum and pupils are now building the knowledge they need, although this is not reflected in outcomes for mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkroyal Community School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Marlborough Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ash Grove Academy 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hollinhey Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published