Sessional pre-school in Broken Cross, Cheshire East
St John's Pre-School Macclesfield
St John The Evangelist C E Primary School, Ivy Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8QN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St John The Evangelist C E Primary School, Ivy Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8QN · More nurseries in SK11
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Earlsway, St John's School and Countess Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Weston Community Grounds9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cheshire East there are about 2.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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St John's Pre-School Macclesfield is a sessional pre-school at St John The Evangelist C E Primary School, Ivy Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8QN, in Broken Cross, Cheshire East. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Ivy Bank Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Park Lane School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Parkroyal Community School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- Upton Priory School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is St John's Pre-School Macclesfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John's Pre-School Macclesfield Good at its inspection on 20 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St John's Pre-School Macclesfield take?
St John's Pre-School Macclesfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St John's Pre-School Macclesfield?
Macclesfield is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St John's Pre-School Macclesfield?
You can call 01625 430800.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491503 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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