# Puss Bank School and Nursery

Puss 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.

Primary school. Code E145248. [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 409
- Council: Cheshire East
- URN: 145248

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurdsfield-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e151612): 980 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed
- [Parkroyal Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkroyal-community-school-e140438): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tytherington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tytherington-school-e140791): 1.5 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Beech Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-hall-school-e111474): 1.7 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-and-church-of-england-primary-school-e148727): 1.7 km. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Fermain Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fermain-academy-e141935): 1.8 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145248)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145248)

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