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Cheshire Hall School

Special · ages 8-16MixedIndependent11 pupilsSandbachCheshire East
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places49 spare11 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll11Census January 2024

Cheshire Hall School is an independent special school in Sandbach for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 11 pupils and room for 60.

Congleton Road, Cheshire, Sandbach, CW11 4TF0774 114 4829witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/cheshire-hall-schoolPaul Lyons headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire East council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll11Census January 2024
Places6018% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%11 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls7 / 4

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate47 per 1,000 people49% lower than the England average
Typical house price£300,000Cheshire East
Nearest bus stop380 mChimney House Hotel, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St John's CofE AcademyAcademy0.7 miles154Inadequate 20230Compare
Offley Primary AcademyAcademy1.3 miles454No overall grade 202466Compare
Brereton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles202Report card 202654Compare
The Lodge APIndependent1.6 miles16Not inspectedCompare
Sandbach Primary AcademyAcademy1.7 miles149No overall grade 202462Compare
Sandbach SchoolFree school1.7 miles1,534No overall grade 202570Compare
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy1.8 miles1,340Good 202283Compare
Smallwood CofE Primary SchoolAcademy2.0 miles178Good 202437Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cheshire Hall School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cheshire Hall School yet.

How many pupils does Cheshire Hall School have?

11 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 18% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Congleton Road, Cheshire, Sandbach, CW11 4TF
Telephone
0774 114 4829
Website
www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/cheshire-hall-school
Headteacher
Paul Lyons
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 8-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Cheshire East
Ward
Brereton Rural
Constituency
Congleton
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 June 2025 (new provision)
URN
151619 · LAESTAB 8956041

Where these figures come from