Primary school

Puss Bank School and Nursery

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Cheshire East
  • SK10 1QJ
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,562 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 23%23% · 2017/182018/19: top 64%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 37%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · North West 63%7/10 Above+27.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM11% · North West 6%8/10 Above
Reading score107 · North West 1057/10 Above+14.3 pts
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−27.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 38 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 74% · 39 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 78% · 40 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 58 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 48% · 62 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 56 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 69% · 45 pupils · North West 63%78%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 38 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 39 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 40 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 58 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 62 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 9% · 56 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 11% · 45 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 38 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 40 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 62 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 56 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 45 pupils · North West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 38 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 40 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 58 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 62 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 56 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 45 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
46 of 46 who put it first2014 · 88.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4646
2nd190
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Good
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026409
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.9%
First language not English15.6%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan6.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.7%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

97.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 23.7
  • Other support 8.7

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 51.4 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,340
Spend per pupil£7,453
Staff spend per pupil£5,972
Reserve per pupil£468
  • +£183,000revenue reserve
  • −£44,000in-year balance

Grants £6,875 · self-generated £465 · premises £289 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,330,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it