Rushton CofE First School

General Information

Address: Sugar Street, Macclesfield, SK11 0SG
Phone: 01260226303
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Cockersole
Age range: 3-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 47
School capacity: 35
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 1
% eligible for free school meals: 2.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,908 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #7 of 40 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5Manifold Church of England Primary School£10,152
#6St Peter's CofE Academy Alton£9,940
#7Rushton CofE First School£9,908
#8Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy£9,677
#9Hollinsclough Church of England Academy£9,600

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Squirrel Hayes First School£13,652
#2The Valley Primary School£11,353
#3Moor First School£10,533
#4Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School£10,245
#5Manifold Church of England Primary School£10,152
#6St Peter's CofE Academy Alton£9,940
#7Rushton CofE First School£9,908
#8Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy£9,677
#9Hollinsclough Church of England Academy£9,600
#10The Faber Catholic Primary School£9,085
#11Horton St Michael's CofE First School£9,071
#12Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy£8,385
#13Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School£8,267
#14Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School£8,228
#15The William Amory Primary School£8,095
#16St Mary's Catholic Academy£7,974
#17Blackshaw Moor CofE First School£7,513
#18Endon Hall Primary School£7,491
#19Kingsfield First School£7,426
#20Knypersley First School£7,254
#21Oxhey First School£7,015
#22Leek First School£6,806
#23Cheadle Primary School£6,795
#24St John's CofE Primary School£6,776
#25St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School£6,742
#26Beresford Memorial CofE First School£6,713
#27All Saints CofE First School£6,512
#28Great Wood Community Primary School£6,276
#29St Luke's CofE Academy Endon£6,033
#30Westwood First School£5,981
#31St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton£5,950
#32St Giles' Catholic Primary School£5,930
#33St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School£5,800
#34Woodcroft Academy£5,778
#35St Filumena's Catholic Primary School£5,710
#36St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School£5,677
#37Werrington Primary School£5,653
#38Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School£5,620
#39St Thomas' Catholic Primary School£5,541
#40St Peter's Church of England Primary School£5,288

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