Living in Macclesfield with children
Macclesfield, Cheshire East and Staffordshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 54,352 people in 25,003 households; 25.3% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
34 schools: 29 state primary, 4 state secondary, 1 privateMacclesfield on the schools map →Every school in Macclesfield, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (29)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wincle CofE Primary School | School remains Good | 1st (1/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Chelford CofE Primary School | Good | Top 11% (13/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Prestbury CofE Primary School | Good | Top 15% (17/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 18% (21/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Rainow Primary School | Outstanding | Top 24% (29/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Nether Alderley Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 26% (31/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Dean Valley Community Primary School | School remains Good | Top 33% (39/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Marlborough Primary School | School remains Good | Top 35% (42/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Adlington Primary School | Outstanding | Top 36% (43/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary School | Good | Top 39% (47/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Puss Bank School and Nursery | Ofsted report card | Top 43% (52/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 45% (54/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Gawsworth Primary School | Ofsted report card | (63/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Whirley Primary School | School remains Good | (65/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Upton Priory School | School remains Good | (74/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield | School remains Good | (75/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School | Good | (79/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Ash Grove Academy | Outstanding | (90/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School | School remains Good | (93/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Parkroyal Community School | Ofsted report card | (94/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Ivy Bank Primary School | School remains Good | (95/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School | Good | (97/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery | School remains Good (Improving) | (100/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School | School remains Good (Concerns) | (102/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Requires improvement | (105/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Hollinhey Primary School | School remains Good | (110/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery | Good | (113/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School | School remains Good | (121/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Rushton CofE First School | Good | — | 4.699 miles (2024) |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fallibroome Academy | Good | Top 19% (4/22) in Cheshire East | 1.037 miles (2026) |
| Tytherington School | Ofsted report card | Top 28% (6/22) in Cheshire East | 1.298 miles (2026) |
| All Hallows Catholic College | Good | Top 32% (7/22) in Cheshire East | — |
| The Macclesfield Academy | Requires improvement | (13/22) in Cheshire East | — |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's School In Macclesfield | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | 1st (1/1) in Cheshire East | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (177 detached, 223 semi-detached, 315 terraced, 106 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Macclesfield. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Macclesfield →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 75% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 90%, on average across the 2,159 postcodes in SK10, SK11. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 3 outstanding; 24 good, or expected standard; 1 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 28 in Cheshire East.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Cheshire East
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Cheshire East · Staffordshire.
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