Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery continues to be a good school, with potential to achieve an outstanding grade in a future graded inspection. The school is characterized by its welcoming atmosphere, with strong support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs. Pupils feel happy and safe, and they thrive academically thanks to high expectations from the staff. The curriculum is comprehensive and well-structured, which facilitates strong learning outcomes from early years up to Year 6. Through thoughtful engagement in extracurricular activities and community events, the school fosters a sense of belonging and respect among pupils, preparing them well for life beyond school.

Strengths

• High expectations for academic success across the curriculum.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Exemplary pupil behavior, contributing to a calm and purposeful atmosphere.
• Well-structured, broad, and balanced curriculum with clear end points.
• Successful prioritization of reading and supportive phonics instruction.
• Impressive character development programs and student responsibilities.
• Effective partnerships with families to improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Variable expectations of the quality of work in some pupils' books.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.6% of pupils at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery received £8,447 and spent £9,009 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £428,000 (£2,035 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Halliard Trust, income was £7,664 and spending £7,704 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Macclesfield · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is part of Halliard Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Whirley Primary School Macclesfield
• The Fallibroome Academy Macclesfield
• Upton Priory School Macclesfield
• Gawsworth Primary School Macclesfield
• Marlborough Primary School Macclesfield
• Nether Alderley Primary School Macclesfield
• Alderley Edge Community Primary School Alderley Edge
• Adlington Primary School Macclesfield
• Eaton Bank Academy Congleton
• Lower Park School Stockport

What is Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery have?

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery cover?

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery?

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is at Parkett Heyes Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8UD.