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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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Schools indexed
177
in Cheshire East
Average Attainment 8
45.2
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.13
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
60%
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

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Alderley Edge School for Girls
Other independent school
68.1—100%
2Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Good
55.6+0.4877%
3Knutsford Academy
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54.9-0.0384%
4The Fallibroome Academy
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53.4+0.5674%
5Poynton High School
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53.0+0.2976%
6Alsager School
Academy converter · Good
51.9+0.2174%
7Wilmslow High School
Community school
51.4+0.1671%
8Tytherington School
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50.1+0.0969%
9Brine Leas School
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49.7-0.0770%
10All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · Not judged
49.60.0067%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Cheshire East

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
SecondaryAttainment 8 55.6Progress 8 +0.48
Knutsford Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.9Progress 8 -0.03
The Fallibroome Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 53.4Progress 8 +0.56
Poynton High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 53.0Progress 8 +0.29
Alsager School
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.9Progress 8 +0.21

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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