Rainow Primary School
Round Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield, SK10 5UBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Rainow Primary School is a primary school in Macclesfield for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 175 schools in Cheshire East. It ranks 1st of 27 primary schools in Macclesfield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 21 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending this picturesque village school. Their exemplary attitudes are underpinned by the school's six learning values. Pupils feel safe and happy. They are celebrated for their individuality. The supportive, caring relationships that staff form with them allow pupils to flourish. The school has extremely high expectations of what pupils can and should achieve. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), consistently live up to or exceed these expectations. This is reflected in the exceptional way that they discuss and debate what they have learned. Pupils across the school achieve remarkably well. Pupils delight in the vast array of enrichment activities that the school provides. The school makes the best use of its beautiful grounds to deepen pupils' understanding and enhance learning. For example, pupils learn orienteering skills in their woodland and field. They use the stream running through the woods for their geography and science activities. In addition, pupils benefit from carefully programmed trips to local venues such as the transport museum and the theatre. From Year 2 to Year 6, pupils enjoy yearly residential trips to Whitby, Wales and the Yorkshire Dales. These experiences help to broaden pupils' horizons and develop their social skills.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
24 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
194 pupils on roll, with places for 189
Schools near Rainow Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollington St John's CofE Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Dean Valley Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Bollington Cross CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Marlborough Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Norris
- Phone
- 01625572021
- Address
- Round Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield, SK10 5UB
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- URN
- 111203
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.