Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolRainow Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Dean Valley Community Primary School and Rainow Primary School are primary schools in Macclesfield.

  • Dean Valley Community Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rainow Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dean Valley Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dean Valley Community Primary School was judged Good and Rainow Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Dean Valley Community Primary School and 75.0% for Rainow Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dean Valley Community Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Rainow Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dean Valley Community Primary School versus Rainow Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MacclesfieldDean Valley Community Primary SchoolMacclesfieldRainow Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking35th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure48th of 116 in Cheshire East
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 187
Capacity210 189
LocationMacclesfield, SK10 5HS Macclesfield, SK10 5UB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 187
Free school meals (ever 6)4.6% 5.3%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.0%
SEN support14.2% 5.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence2.8% Stronger figure3.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.0% 3.7% 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.

Dean Valley Community Primary School

Rainow Primary School

Full profiles: Dean Valley Community Primary School · Rainow Primary School