Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Macclesfield, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.29 miles
Criterion 2 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Macclesfield, Cheshire East for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School 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 | 0.29 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
- 2024/25: 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire East.
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 6 offers, which is 0.8 first choices per offer, the 20th lowest of 121 Cheshire East primary schools.
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.29 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years published.
- 36.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire East is 19.1%.
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
- Fir Grove, Macclesfield, SK11 7SF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “The school holds high ambition for pupils.”
- “This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “At whatever point a pupil becomes part of this welcoming school, there is a drive for them to succeed.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers’ use of this information is inconsistent.”
- “Some of the key knowledge set out in the curriculum is not taught in sufficient detail.”
- “Consequently, aspects of pupils’ knowledge are insecure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 80% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 5 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.
- Ash Grove Academy 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Parkroyal Community School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ivy Bank Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Puss Bank School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollinhey Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published