Schools in Cheshire East
There are 155 state-funded and grammar schools in Cheshire East. 11 are rated Outstanding and 96 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Cheshire East
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Cheshire East, by town
Alderley Edge
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 7UZ
Ofsted: Not judged
Alsager
- Pikemere School
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 2SW
Ofsted: Good
Altrincham
- Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WA14 4SZ
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Cheshire East
- Calveley Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW6 9LE
Ofsted: Not judged - Cranberry Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 2LE
Ofsted: Good
Congleton
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 4RG
Ofsted: Good - Black Firs Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 4QJ
Ofsted: Good - Buglawton Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW12 2EL
Ofsted: Not judged - Congleton High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CW12 4NS
Ofsted: Good - Daven Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 3AH
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Eaton Bank Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CW12 1NT
Ofsted: Not judged - Havannah Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 2DF
Ofsted: Not judged - Marlfields Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 4BT
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Mossley CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW12 3JA
Ofsted: Good - Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 1HT
Ofsted: Requires improvement - The Quinta Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW12 4LX
Ofsted: Good
Crewe
- Adelaide School
Year 5 - Year 13 · CW1 3DT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Audlem St James' CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW3 0HH
Ofsted: Good - Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 2PH
Ofsted: Good - Brierley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 2AZ
Ofsted: Good - Cheshire Studio School
CW1 2PZ
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Not judged
- Edleston Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW2 7PX
No rating on record - Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 7NH
Ofsted: Good - Haslington Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 5SL
Ofsted: Good - Hermitage Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW4 7NP
Ofsted: Good - Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CW4 7DX
Ofsted: Good - Holmes Chapel Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW4 7EB
Ofsted: Not judged - Hungerford Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 5HA
Ofsted: Not judged - Leighton Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 3PP
Ofsted: Good - Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW1 3YR
Ofsted: Not judged - Monks Coppenhall Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 4LY
Ofsted: Good - Oakfield Lodge School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW1 4PP
Ofsted: Not judged - Pebble Brook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 6PL
Ofsted: Good - Ruskin Community High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW2 7JT
Ofsted: Good - Shavington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 5BP
Ofsted: Good - Sir William Stanier School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW1 4EB
Ofsted: Not judged - Springfield School
CW1 5HS
No rating on record - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 8AD
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Community Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 3SL
Ofsted: Requires improvement - St Thomas More Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW2 8AE
Ofsted: Not judged - The Axis Academy
Reception - Year 13 · CW2 8TU
Ofsted: Good - The Berkeley Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 6RU
Ofsted: Good - The Dingle Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW1 5SD
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Oaks Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW2 7NQ
Ofsted: Good - Underwood West Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW1 3LF
Ofsted: Not judged - Vine Tree Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW2 8AD
Ofsted: Good - Westminster Nursery School
Nursery · CW2 7LJ
Ofsted: Good - Weston Village Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW2 5LZ
Ofsted: Good - Wistaston Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 8QS
Ofsted: Outstanding - Wistaston Church Lane Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW2 8EZ
No rating on record
Kettleshulme. High Peak
- Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK23 7QU
No rating on record
Knutsford
- Adelaide Heath Academy
Year 4 - Year 13 · WA16 8PA
Ofsted: Good - Bexton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WA16 9DB
Ofsted: Good - Egerton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WA16 0EE
Ofsted: Good - High Legh Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA16 6NW
Ofsted: Good - Knutsford Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WA16 0EA
No rating on record - Manor Park Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · WA16 8DB
Ofsted: Good - Mobberley CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA16 7RA
Ofsted: Not judged - Peover Superior Endowed Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA16 8TU
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA16 8AL
Ofsted: Good
Macclesfield
- Adlington Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 4JX
Ofsted: Not judged - All Hallows Catholic College
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK11 8LB
Ofsted: Not judged - Ash Grove Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SK11 7TF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 3AT
Ofsted: Good - Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · SK10 5EG
Ofsted: Good - Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 5LY
Ofsted: Good - Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK11 0NX
Ofsted: Good - Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · SK11 8UD
Ofsted: Good - Chelford CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 9AY
Ofsted: Good - Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK11 7SF
Ofsted: Not judged - Dean Valley Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 5HS
Ofsted: Good - Gawsworth Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 9QU
No rating on record - Hollinhey Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 0EE
Ofsted: Good - Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 2LW
Ofsted: Good - Ivy Bank Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK11 8PB
Ofsted: Good - Marlborough Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 2HJ
Ofsted: Good - Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 9HD
Ofsted: Good - Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 4QL
No rating on record - Nether Alderley Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 4TR
No rating on record - Park Lane School
SK11 8JR
Ofsted: Good - Parkroyal Community School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 6QX
No rating on record - Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 5RT
Ofsted: Good - Prestbury CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 4JJ
Ofsted: Good - Puss Bank School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 1QJ
Ofsted: Good - Rainow Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 5UB
Ofsted: Not judged - St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 3HJ
Ofsted: Not judged - St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 8QN
Ofsted: Good - The Fallibroome Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK10 4AF
Ofsted: Good - The Fermain Academy
Year 9 - Year 11 · SK11 8JF
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Macclesfield Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SK11 8JR
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Tytherington School
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK10 2EE
Ofsted: Good - Upton Priory School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK10 3ED
Ofsted: Good - Whirley Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK10 3JL
Ofsted: Good - Wincle CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK11 0QH
Ofsted: Good
Malpas
- Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SY14 8AP
Ofsted: Good
Middlewich
- Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW10 0DD
No rating on record - Middlewich High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW10 9BU
Ofsted: Good - Middlewich Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW10 9BS
Ofsted: Good - St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW10 9DH
Ofsted: Good
Nantwich
- Acton Church of England Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · CW5 8LG
Ofsted: Good - Bridgemere CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 7PX
Ofsted: Good - Brine Leas School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CW5 7DY
Ofsted: Good - Highfields Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 6HA
No rating on record - Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Year 7 - Year 13 · CW5 5HD
Ofsted: Good - Millfields Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 5HP
Ofsted: Good - Nantwich Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 5LX
Ofsted: Good - Sound and District Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW5 8AE
Ofsted: Good - St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW5 7DA
Ofsted: Good - St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 6DP
Ofsted: Good - Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 7QL
Ofsted: Not judged - Weaver Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW5 7AJ
Ofsted: Good - Willaston Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 6QQ
Ofsted: Good - Wrenbury Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 8EN
Ofsted: Good - Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW5 7NE
No rating on record
NANTWICH
- Pear Tree Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW5 7GZ
Ofsted: Good
Near Crewe
- Goostrey Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW4 8PE
Ofsted: Good
Poynton
- Vernon Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK12 1NW
Ofsted: Outstanding - Worth Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK12 1QA
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Sandbach
- Brereton CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 1RN
Ofsted: Good - Elworth CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 3HU
Ofsted: Good - Elworth Hall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW11 1TE
Ofsted: Not judged - Offley Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW11 1GY
Ofsted: Not judged - Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · CW11 3NT
Ofsted: Good - Sandbach Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CW11 4NS
Ofsted: Not judged - Sandbach School
Boys only · CW11 3NS
Ofsted: Not judged - Smallwood CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 2UR
Ofsted: Good - St John's CofE Academy
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 2LE
Ofsted: Inadequate - Warmingham CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 3QN
Ofsted: Good - Wheelock Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CW11 4PY
Ofsted: Good
Shavington
- Shavington Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · CW2 5DH
Ofsted: Good
Stockport
- Disley Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK12 2BD
Ofsted: Good - Lostock Hall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK12 1XG
Ofsted: Good - Lower Park School
Reception - Year 6 · SK12 1HE
Ofsted: Good - Poynton High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK12 1PU
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SK12 1LY
Ofsted: Good
Stoke-on-Trent
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 2NW
Ofsted: Good - Alsager School
Year 7 - Year 13 · ST7 2HR
Ofsted: Good - Church Lawton School
ST7 3EL
Ofsted: Good - Excalibur Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · ST7 2RQ
Ofsted: Good - Rode Heath Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 3RY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Scholar Green Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 3HF
Ofsted: Good - St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · ST7 2PG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · ST7 3NQ
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Tarporley
- Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CW6 9NR
Ofsted: Good
Wilmslow
- Ashdene Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 6LJ
No rating on record - Gorsey Bank Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 5NQ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Handforth Grange Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SK9 3NG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Lacey Green Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 4DP
Ofsted: Good - Lindow Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 6EH
Ofsted: Good - St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 5JQ
Ofsted: Good - St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 3AE
Ofsted: Good - Styal Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 4JE
Ofsted: Good - The Wilmslow Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SK9 2LX
No rating on record - Wilmslow High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · SK9 1LZ
No rating on record