How many pupils attend St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield?

St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield has 237 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield?

St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield 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.

Does St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield have a religious character?

Yes — St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield was 0.219 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield?

When St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children . A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been i n state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole main purpose is to benefit society; 2. Children of Teaching staff — Children of Teaching staff, Teaching Assistants, Office Staff or Site Maintenance staff who have been employed at the school for more than two years or who will meet a skills shortage; 3. Children who have a sibling in the school who will still be attending school the following year, and 4 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.2% of pupils at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

0.219miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield, year by year →

How places are decided at St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children . A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been i n state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole main purpose is to benefit society.
2Children of Teaching staff — Children of Teaching staff, Teaching Assistants, Office Staff or Site Maintenance staff who have been employed at the school for more than two years or who will meet a skills shortage.
3Children who have a sibling in the school who will still be attending school the following year.
4Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers at the Church of St John the Evangelist Macclesfield.
5Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers in a neighbouring Anglican Church or in another Christian de — Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers in a neighbouring Anglican Church or in another Christian denomination, as members of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and for whom this is the closest Church of England school measured using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) which measures straight line distances in miles from the school’s coordinate point to the point of residence’s coordinate point .
6Children attending St John’s Pre -School.
7Other children — Other children . St John’s Church of England Primary School, Sandbach Heath 1. Children who are looked after or are previously looked after child. 2. Children who have a sibling who attends the Academy at the date of the application. 3. Children of staff of an Academy (school) in the North West Academies Trust, who have been employed for two or more years at the time of the application or are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. To qualify under this criterion, the staff member must be a ‘direct employee’ of an Academy (school) in the North West Academies Trust. This includes any member of staff (teaching or non -teaching) with two years of continuous employment with the school or seasonal employment to talling two years. Staff contracted in to provide services to the school do not count as ‘direct employees’. For the purposes of this criterion, ‘children of staff’ is taken to include a son, daughter or step -son/daughter, or a child who is adopted or fost ered or for whom a special guardianship order is in place, in all cases providing they are living at the same address as the parent who is employed by the school.

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Cheshire East Council's determined admission arrangements section of the 2027 "applying for school places" guide (arrangements for 2027-28).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.