Rainow Primary School is a primary school located in Macclesfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Round Meadow, Macclesfield

School Information

Address: Round Meadow, Macclesfield, SK10 5UB
Website: http://www.rainowpri.cheshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01625572021
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire East
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Norris
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111203

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 189
Number of Pupils: 189
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainow Primary School
Round Meadow , Rainow SK10 5UB
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Grimshaw Lane , Bollington SK10 5LY
3out of 4 2,388 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hurdsfield Community Primary School
Hulley Road , SK10 2LW
2out of 4 2,858 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Albert Road , Bollington SK10 5HS
3out of 4 3,083 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dean Valley Community Primary School
Albert Road , Bollington SK10 5HS
3out of 4 3,266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arnfield Independent School
C/O Arnfield Care Ltd , Manchester Road SK13 1NE
- not rated 2,878 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.