Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery, Macclesfield
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Macclesfield, part of The Aspire Educational Trust. It was 89% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery in detail
Results
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery are Puss Bank School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 71% maths); Marlborough Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 84% maths); Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Parkroyal Community School (1.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths).
Puss Bank School and NurseryMarlborough Primary SchoolBollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolParkroyal Community School
The trust
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is one of 13 schools run by The Aspire Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 19 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 11 (6.2%) 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.
Staffing
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Macclesfield Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Conway Crescent (cnr), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 193 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery are Tytherington School (0.7 miles), All Hallows Catholic College (1.5 miles) and The Macclesfield Academy (1.7 miles).
Tytherington SchoolAll Hallows Catholic CollegeThe Macclesfield Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), it was rated Good in May 2022.
At a Glance
40.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
16.4
Avg class size
19.7
Infant (KS1)
21.3
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Hurdsfield Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), the school Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery replaced. There are no figures for Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 57% to 43% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Term dates
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
147 pupils
165 places
18 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Macclesfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Macclesfield
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
16.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
178
Total Pupils
90
Boys
88
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,517
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Hurdsfield Community Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), the school Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery replaced. There are no figures for Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery yet, so these are shown separately.
5.5%
Overall absence
15.0%
Persistent absence
133
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Questions parents ask about Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Are there exam results for Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Hurdsfield Community Primary School (URN 111233), it was rated Good in May 2022.
What is the catchment area for Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 165 places.
How big are the classes at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Classes at Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery average 16.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery has around 178 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery?
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery is at Hulley Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)