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Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Fir Grove, Macclesfield SK11 7SF · christtheking.cheshire.sch.uk · 01625 466833
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 84
- 40% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 44%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 5 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135820)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135820), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135820)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135820)
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135820)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 15
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied