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Schools in Cheshire East

Search and compare schools in Cheshire East with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
177
in Cheshire East
Average Attainment 8
45.1
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.13
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
41%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
65%
of 93 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Cheshire East

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Cheshire East secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Cheshire East schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Alderley Edge School for Girls
Other independent school
58.9—67%
2Poynton High School
Academy converter
54.4+0.2963%
3Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Good
54.3+0.4862%
4Knutsford Academy
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52.9-0.0363%
5The Fallibroome Academy
Academy converter · Good
51.7+0.5656%
6Wilmslow High School
Community school
51.1+0.1652%
7All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · Not judged
50.70.0053%
8Tytherington School
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50.7+0.0954%
9Brine Leas School
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50.2-0.0754%
10Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
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49.4-0.0448%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Cheshire East

Poynton High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.4Progress 8 +0.29
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.3Progress 8 +0.48
Knutsford Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.9Progress 8 -0.03
The Fallibroome Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.7Progress 8 +0.56
Wilmslow High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.1Progress 8 +0.16

Catchment distances and university destinations in Cheshire East

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. The Fallibroome Academy2.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Brine Leas School2.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. All Hallows Catholic College2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Knutsford Academy2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Wilmslow High School1.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. The Fallibroome Academy35.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Brine Leas School31.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Knutsford Academy31.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. All Hallows Catholic College31.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Wilmslow High School30.3% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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