Broken Cross Primary Academy and NurserySt Alban's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Macclesfield.

Summary of the comparison

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery and St Alban's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Macclesfield.

  • Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Alban's Catholic Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Alban's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery was judged Good and St Alban's Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery and 48.0% for St Alban's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery (64.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Alban's Catholic Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery versus St Alban's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MacclesfieldBroken Cross Primary Academy and NurseryMacclesfieldSt Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking73rd of 116 in Cheshire East 57th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll227 303
Capacity210 420
LocationMacclesfield, SK11 8UD Macclesfield, SK10 3HJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census227 303
Free school meals (ever 6)47.9% 17.2%
English as an additional language9.3% 14.5%
SEN support16.3% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan9.7% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.4% 7.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery

St Alban's Catholic Primary School

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