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Cheshire East

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Schools by level

Elementary 124 · High school 23 · Other / combined 10

At a glance

Students: 57,306 (2026)
Schools: 157

Official rating

Ofsted latest inspections (as at 2026-09-30)

157 state schools
21 with a report card (from Nov 2025)
Single-word overall grade (inspections up to July 2024): Outstanding 8 · Good 52 · Requires improvement 8 · Inadequate 1
24 inspected without an overall grade (from Sept 2024)
2 schools with no inspection listed

Ofsted data as published (as at 2026-09-30). Overall grades changed from 2024, so England gets no stars.

Ofsted management information (state-funded schools, latest inspections)

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Schools (157)

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Elementary 124

Acton Church of England Primary Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 195
Good · 2023
Adlington Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 97
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Alderley Edge Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 212
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 223
Good · 2023
Ash Grove Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 227
Outstanding · 2024
Ashdene Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 422
Standards maintained · 2025
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 99
Good · 2023
Audlem St James' CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 173
Good · 2023
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 474
Report card · 2026
Bexton Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 500
School remains Good · 2023
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 101
Good · 2024
Black Firs Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 372
School remains Good · 2022
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 107
Good · 2023
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 5–11 · Cheshire East · Students 167
Good · 2023
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 102
Good · 2022
Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 53
School remains Good · 2023
Brereton CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 202
Report card · 2026
Bridgemere CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 94
School remains Good · 2024
Brierley Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 223
Good · 2022
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 233
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next · 2024
Buglawton Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 202
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 200
Good · 2025
Calveley Primary Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 118
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Chelford CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 81
Good · 2023
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 84
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 314
Cranberry Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 434
Report card · 2026
Daven Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 137
Report card · 2026
Dean Valley Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 199
School remains Good · 2023
Disley Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 285
School remains Good · 2024
Edleston Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 209
Standards maintained · 2025
Egerton Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 225
Good · 2023
Elworth CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 413
School remains Good · 2023
Elworth Hall Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 209
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Excalibur Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 242
Good · 2023
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 417
Good · 2022
Gawsworth Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 198
Report card · 2026
Goostrey Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 197
Report card · 2026
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 422
Outstanding · 2023
Handforth Grange Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 340
Outstanding · 2024
Haslington Primary Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 314
School remains Good · 2023
Havannah Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 244
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Hermitage Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 206
Good · 2023
High Legh Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 162
Report card · 2026
Highfields Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 247
Standards maintained · 2024
Hollinhey Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 248
School remains Good · 2023
Holmes Chapel Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 401
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Hungerford Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 373
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 178
Good · 2022
Ivy Bank Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 387
School remains Good · 2023
Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 66
Standards maintained · 2025
Kingsbourne Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East
Lacey Green Primary Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 424
Good · 2023
Leighton Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 467
Good · 2023
Lindow Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 152
School remains Good · 2023
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 75
Requires improvement · 2024
Lostock Hall Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 197
Good · 2024
Lower Park School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 272
Good · 2023
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 611
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 244
Good · 2023
Marlborough Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 405
School remains Good · 2024
Marlfields Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 177
Report card · 2026
Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 189
School remains Good · 2022
Middlewich Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 404
Good · 2022
Millfields Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 229
School remains Good · 2022
Mobberley CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 193
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Monks Coppenhall Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 664
Good · 2023
Mossley CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 413
Good · 2025
Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 193
Report card · 2025
Nantwich Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 187
School remains Good · 2024
Nether Alderley Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 89
Report card · 2026
Offley Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 454
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Parkroyal Community School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 411
Report card · 2026
Pear Tree Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 214
School remains Good · 2022
Pebble Brook Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 330
School remains Good · 2024
Peover Superior Endowed Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 95
School remains Outstanding · 2023
Pikemere School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 254
School remains Good · 2022
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 26
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next · 2024
Prestbury CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 322
Good · 2025
Puss Bank School and Nursery
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 409
Report card · 2026
Rainow Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 194
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Rode Heath Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 245
Outstanding · 2024
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 183
Requires improvement · 2024
Sandbach Primary Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 149
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Scholar Green Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 227
Good · 2023
Shavington Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 477
School remains Good · 2024
Smallwood CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 178
School remains Good · 2024
Sound and District Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 138
Good · 2024
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 268
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 198
Good · 2025
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 72
Good · 2023
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 239
Outstanding · 2024
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 237
School remains Good · 2023
St John's CofE Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 154
Inadequate · 2023
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 558
Good · 2023
St Michael's Community Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 412
Report card · 2026
St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 85
Good · 2023
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 110
Good · 2024
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 188
School remains Good · 2022
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 202
School remains Good · 2022
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 169
School remains Good · 2024
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 232
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Styal Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 100
School remains Good · 2023
The Berkeley Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 456
Good · 2025
The Dingle Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 403
Outstanding · 2023
The Quinta Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 491
Good · 2023
The Wilmslow Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 389
Improved significantly · 2024
Underwood West Academy
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 490
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Upton Priory School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 277
School remains Good · 2024
Vernon Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 394
Outstanding · 2024
Vine Tree Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 200
School remains Good · 2023
Warmingham CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 74
Good · 2023
Weaver Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 209
School remains Good · 2023
Weston Village Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 224
Good · 2022
Wheelock Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 394
Good · 2024
Whirley Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 212
Report card · 2026
Willaston Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 251
School remains Good · 2023
Wincle CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 64
School remains Good · 2023
Wistaston Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 491
Outstanding · 2024
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 416
Standards maintained · 2024
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 99
Report card · 2026
Worth Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Cheshire East · Students 197
Report card · 2026
Wrenbury Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Cheshire East · Students 134
School remains Good · 2023
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Cheshire East · Students 205
Report card · 2026

High school 23

All Hallows Catholic College
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,216
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Alsager School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,528
Good · 2023
Brine Leas School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,417
Report card · 2026
Cheshire Studio School
Grades Ages 14–19 · Cheshire East
School remains Good · 2023
Congleton High School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,174
School remains Good · 2023
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
Grades Ages 14–19 · Cheshire East · Students 299
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
Eaton Bank Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,062
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,311
Good · 2025
Knutsford Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,429
Report card · 2026
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,289
Good · 2022
Middlewich High School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 665
Good · 2022
Poynton High School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,467
School remains Good · 2023
Ruskin Community High School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 713
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next · 2024
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,340
Good · 2022
Sandbach School
Grades Ages 11–19 · Cheshire East · Students 1,534
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Shavington Academy
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 934
School remains Good · 2023
Sir William Stanier School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 633
Report card · 2026
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 642
Graded, no overall grade · 2024
The Fallibroome Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,532
Good · 2022
The Macclesfield Academy
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 614
Requires improvement · 2020
The Oaks Academy
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 681
Good · 2024
Tytherington School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 1,421
Report card · 2026
Wilmslow High School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Cheshire East · Students 2,227
Standards maintained · 2025

Other / combined 10

Adelaide Heath Academy
Grades Ages 8–18 · Cheshire East · Students 84
Good · 2024
Adelaide School
Grades Ages 9–18 · Cheshire East · Students 88
School remains Outstanding · 2024
Church Lawton School
Grades Ages 4–19 · Cheshire East · Students 86
Good · 2022
David Lewis School
Grades Ages 7–19 · Cheshire East · Students 40
Standards maintained · 2025
Oakfield Lodge School
Grades Ages 11–16 · Cheshire East · Students 47
Graded, no overall grade · 2025
Park Lane School
Grades Ages 4–19 · Cheshire East · Students 151
Good · 2024
Springfield School
Grades Ages 4–19 · Cheshire East · Students 303
Standards maintained · 2025
The Axis Academy
Grades Ages 4–18 · Cheshire East · Students 76
Good · 2023
The Fermain Academy
Grades Ages 13–16 · Cheshire East · Students 21
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next · 2024
Westminster Nursery School
Grades Ages 2–4 · Cheshire East · Students 69
School remains Good · 2023

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