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Rainow Primary School

Macclesfield, SK10 5UB · Cheshire East · primary school

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Mixed Primary
7.8/10 Above average

9th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East we can score, 123 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 2,347 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3/10 among them, against 7.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 75.0 · 78 62% 4.78
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 13.0 · 78 38% 2.98

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 75.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 13.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3 out of 10 among them, against 7.8 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 194 pupils in a building with 189 places, meaning it is over capacity by 5. Consequently, places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With the school operating over its stated capacity, how does the admissions process handle new applications for the next academic year? Since the results for similar-intake schools show a lower score than the national average, what specific strategies are being used to support pupil progress?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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