St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

Primary · Cheshire East · SK11 8QN · URN 111331

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-07-14Cohort 237Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 45

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 120 schools in Cheshire East

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
62%
Cheshire East 61.9%England 61%
In line with the area average of 61.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Cheshire East 6.7%England 8%
In line with the area average of 6.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Cheshire East 106.02England 105
In line with the area average of 106
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Cheshire East 104.81England 105
In line with the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
107
Cheshire East 105.72England 105
1.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
36%
Cheshire East 30%England 32%
6 percentage points above the area average of 30
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
76%
Cheshire East 77.8%
1.8 percentage points below the area average of 77.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
78%
Cheshire East 72.2%
5.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
73%
Cheshire East 74.7%
1.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
45
Cheshire East 34
11.5 above the area average of 33.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cheshire East	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	62% Cheshire East 61.9%England 61%	In line with the area average of 61.9	1 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Cheshire East 6.7%England 8%	In line with the area average of 6.7	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Cheshire East 106.02England 105	In line with the area average of 106	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Cheshire East 104.81England 105	In line with the area average of 104.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	107 Cheshire East 105.72England 105	1.3 above the area average of 105.7	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	36% Cheshire East 30%England 32%	6 percentage points above the area average of 30	4 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	76% Cheshire East 77.8%	1.8 percentage points below the area average of 77.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	78% Cheshire East 72.2%	5.8 percentage points above the area average of 72.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	73% Cheshire East 74.7%	1.7 percentage points below the area average of 74.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	45 Cheshire East 34	11.5 above the area average of 33.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cheshire East · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 6.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 17.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 14.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 36% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 62% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 94.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Good at its inspection on 14/07/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield is a primary school in Cheshire East, postcode SK11 8QN (URN 111331).
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