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Puss Bank School and Nursery

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personMrs Rachel Hammond

corporate_fareTHE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

location_onMacclesfield, SK10 1QJ

language Visit Website phone 1625917210

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

442

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Puss Bank School and Nursery is a Academy converter primary school in Macclesfield, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Puss Bank School and Nursery is an academy converter in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 417 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #5,763 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 78%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths71% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading61% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.7

-4.0 to -0.9

-2.0

Write

LA -0.2

-3.6 to -0.5

-3.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.3 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading69% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 2.6

-0.8

Write

LA -1.3

-2.4 to 0.7

0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 May 2022

Inspection Report

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06 December 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-06-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-02

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 417 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	442	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	414	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	450	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	464	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	454	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	438	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Puss Bank School and Nursery

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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