Rushton CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–9 · Macclesfield, Staffordshire
Rushton CofE First School is a primary school in Macclesfield, Staffordshire for ages 3–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sugar Street, Macclesfield, SK11 0SG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in many aspects of school life at Rushton CofE First School.”
- “The school enables pupils to ‘let your light shine’.”
- “It achieves this vision because staff know the pupils very well at this small, nurturing school.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not had enough opportunity to check and ensure pupils are learning as well as they could in these subjects.”
- “Therefore, the school has not been able to identify any gaps which may exist in pupils’ learning over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Moor First School 3.2 mi Not judged
- Oxhey First School 3.9 mi Outstanding
- Westwood First School 4.3 mi Good
- Kingsfield First School 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Woodcroft Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Squirrel Hayes First School 4.6 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 4.6 mi Standards maintained