Schools in Cheshire East

142 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Cheshire East

Primary

For September 2026, 92.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,535 places for 3,733 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

For September 2026, 93.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.5 points lower than in 2016, when it was 94.7%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,404 places for 4,072 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Cheshire East lodged 105 appeals about a school place.

53 of them were heard by a panel and 10 succeeded, which is about 19 in every 100 heard.

The other 52 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

18 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

SchoolPhaseWhat it runs
Bexton Primary School
Knutsford
primary Resourced provision
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Macclesfield
primary Resourced provision
Handforth Grange Primary School
Wilmslow
primary Resourced provision
Hermitage Primary School
Crewe
primary Resourced provision
Hungerford Primary Academy
Crewe
primary Resourced provision
Ivy Bank Primary School
Macclesfield
primary Resourced provision
Leighton Academy
Crewe
primary SEN unit
Lindow Community Primary School
Wilmslow
primary Resourced provision
Marlfields Primary School
Congleton
primary Resourced provision
Monks Coppenhall Academy
Crewe
primary Resourced provision
Puss Bank School and Nursery
Macclesfield
primary Resourced provision
Shavington Primary School
Crewe
primary Resourced provision
Wistaston Academy
Crewe
primary SEN unit
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe
secondary Resourced provision
Middlewich High School
Middlewich
secondary Resourced provision
Shavington Academy
Shavington
secondary Resourced provision
The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield
secondary Resourced provision
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow
secondary Resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Acton Church of England Primary Academy
Nantwich
0.88 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Adlington Primary School
Macclesfield
1.29 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent
0.92 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ash Grove Academy
Macclesfield
1.00 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ashdene Primary School
Wilmslow
1.38 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
Congleton
1.07 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Audlem St James' CofE Primary School
Crewe
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
Crewe
0.95 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Bexton Primary School
Knutsford
1.27 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Malpas
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Black Firs Primary School
Congleton
0.98 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Macclesfield
0.88 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Macclesfield
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Macclesfield
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School
Macclesfield
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Brereton CofE Primary School
Sandbach
0.93 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Bridgemere CofE Primary School
Nantwich
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Brierley Primary School
Crewe
0.95 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Macclesfield
0.80 - School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Buglawton Primary School
Congleton
0.87 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School
Tarporley
0.93 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Calveley Primary Academy 1.20 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chelford CofE Primary School
Macclesfield
0.90 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Macclesfield
- - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
Middlewich
0.97 - none held
Cranberry Academy 0.90 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Daven Primary School
Congleton
0.80 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Dean Valley Community Primary School
Macclesfield
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Disley Primary School
Stockport
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Edleston Primary School
Crewe
0.91 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Egerton Primary School
Knutsford
0.67 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Elworth CofE Primary School
Sandbach
1.33 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Elworth Hall Primary School
Sandbach
0.80 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Excalibur Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent
0.89 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Crewe
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gawsworth Primary School
Macclesfield
1.00 - Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Goostrey Community Primary School
Near Crewe
1.27 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Wilmslow
1.30 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Handforth Grange Primary School
Wilmslow
1.05 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Haslington Primary Academy
Crewe
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Havannah Primary School
Congleton
1.38 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hermitage Primary School
Crewe
1.28 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
High Legh Primary School
Knutsford
0.81 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Highfields Academy
Nantwich
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hollinhey Primary School
Macclesfield
1.03 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Holmes Chapel Primary School
Crewe
0.81 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hungerford Primary Academy
Crewe
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Macclesfield
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ivy Bank Primary School
Macclesfield
0.86 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Kettleshulme. High Peak
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lacey Green Primary Academy
Wilmslow
1.07 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Leighton Academy
Crewe
0.89 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lindow Community Primary School
Wilmslow
0.46 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Altrincham
- - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lostock Hall Primary School
Stockport
0.97 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lower Park School
Stockport
0.89 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Crewe
0.97 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery
Knutsford
0.95 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Marlborough Primary School
Macclesfield
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Marlfields Primary School
Congleton
0.90 - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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