Schools in Cheshire East
180 schools across 22 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 69 of 180 schools here that have a published grade.
Cheshire East has 180 schools across 22 towns — 123 primary, 23 secondary, educating around 57,732 pupils. 87% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (60 of 69). There are currently 41 open teaching jobs in Cheshire East. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Cheshire East.
Cheshire Eastlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Cheshire East
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Cheshire East
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College55.6Attainment 8
- 2Knutsford Academy54.9Attainment 8
- 3The Fallibroome Academy53.4Attainment 8
- 4Poynton High School53.0Attainment 8
- 5Alsager School51.9Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Cheshire East
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Alderley Edge
Alsager
Altrincham
Cheshire
Cheshire East
Congleton
Crewe
Kettleshulme. High Peak
Knutsford
Macclesfield
Malpas
Middlewich
Nantwich
NANTWICH
Near Crewe
Poynton
Sandbach
Shavington
Stockport
Stoke-on-Trent
Tarporley
Wilmslow
Outstanding Schools in Cheshire East
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Ash Grove Academy
Macclesfield, Cheshire East· SK11 7TF
228 pupils
KS2: 58% met expected standard
Trust: THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Wilmslow, Cheshire East· SK9 5NQ
409 pupils
KS2: 88% met expected standard
Trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
Handforth Grange Primary School
Wilmslow, Cheshire East· SK9 3NG
346 pupils
KS2: 74% met expected standard
Trust: FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Rode Heath Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East· ST7 3RY
244 pupils
KS2: 84% met expected standard
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East· ST7 2PG
234 pupils
KS2: 67% met expected standard
The Dingle Primary School
Crewe, Cheshire East· CW1 5SD
388 pupils
KS2: 65% met expected standard