Puss Bank School and Nursery
Primary schoolPuss Bank School and Nursery is a primary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 409 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 2 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Puss Bank School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Cheshire East and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hurdsfield Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed980 m
- Parkroyal Community SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Tytherington SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Beech Hall SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.7 km
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- The Fermain AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 20241.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire East
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).