Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery, Macclesfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "If you work for 16 hours you may be eligible for 15 free hours for your two-year-old."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 4:15pm.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery are St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 72% maths); Whirley Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 81% maths); and Ivy Bank Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 60% maths).

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is one of 12 schools run by Halliard Trust, an academy trust.

42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Asian (6%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 20 (8.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 7 places, 9 pupils on roll.

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Macclesfield Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broken Cross School (outside), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 109 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery are All Hallows Catholic College (0.8 miles), The Fallibroome Academy (0.9 miles), The Macclesfield Academy (1.1 miles) and Tytherington School (1.7 miles).