Primary school in Macclesfield, Cheshire East
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Hulley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- Places
- 188
- How full
- 95% full — 178 of 188 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 88 / 90
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire East 016E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 43%
- Households in social housing
- 46%
- Households with no car
- 33%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Richard Jervis
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- URN
- 151612
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puss Bank School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 69% | 0.6 mi |
| Marlborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 73% | 0.8 mi |
| Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 61% | 1.1 mi |
| Parkroyal Community SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 1.2 mi |
| Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 80% | 1.6 mi |
| Rainow Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 75% | 1.6 mi |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 71% | 1.7 mi |
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 54% | 1.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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