- What did Ofsted judge Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery?
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery has 233 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery take?
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery located?
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is located in Macclesfield, SK11 8UD, Cheshire East.
- How do I apply to Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery?
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How far from Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery for 2026-27 (Reception) was 0.284 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Reception places decided at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery?
- When Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Cared for Children’ and Children who were ‘Previously Cared for’ — Cared for Children’ and Children who were ‘Previously Cared for’. A ‘cared for child’ is a child who is in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by that local authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Children previously ‘cared for’ are children who were ‘cared for’ as defined above, but immediately after being ‘cared for’ became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order (formerly residence order), or special guardianship order. A child arrangements order is as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the pers on with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 amended by Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). This includes those children who appear to (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings Pupils with brothers or sisters — Siblings Pupils with brothers or sisters, step -brothers or step -sisters, foster brother or foster sisters, half - brothers or half -sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred Academy (in years Reception through to Year 5) and expected to continue OFFICIAL at the Academy in the following Academy year. (i.e. at the time of admission); 3. Children attending the Academy’s own nursey provision Nursery — Children attending the Academy’s own nursey provision Nursery. Any child attending the Academy’s Nursery provision commencing the autumn term of the admissions period preceding their year of entry to reception, and 2 further criteria.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.3% of pupils at Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.