Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

MacclesfieldConstituency

SK11 8UDPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 233 pupils. Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery is part of HALLIARD TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

233

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 233
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: HALLIARD TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.