# St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield is a primary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E111331. [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 237
- Council: Cheshire East
- URN: 111331

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 July 2023
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, 62% of pupils at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Cheshire East and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 62% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [All Hallows Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-hallows-catholic-college-e139139): 550 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Fermain Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fermain-academy-e141935): 730 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- [Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broken-cross-primary-academy-and-nursery-e141193): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ivy Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivy-bank-primary-school-e141792): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-lane-school-e111508): 860 m. Special. Good (overall), May 2024
- [The Macclesfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-macclesfield-academy-e150483): 1.1 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2020, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/111331)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/111331)

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