The Ryleys School
The Ryleys School is an independent school in Alderley Edge for boys and girls aged 1 to 11. It has 243 pupils and room for 300.
Ryleys Lane, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UY01625 583241theryleys.comMrs Julia Langford headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 243 | 271 | 258 | 264 | 248 | 242 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | Academy | 370 m | – | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Lindow Community Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 152 | Good 2023 | 89 | Compare |
| Ashdene Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 422 | Not inspected | 99 | Compare |
| Nether Alderley Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 89 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School | Church of England | 1.4 miles | 72 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Wilmslow High School | Council | 1.5 miles | 2,227 | Not inspected | 68 | Compare |
| Wilmslow Preparatory School | Independent | 1.8 miles | 118 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 422 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Ryleys School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Ryleys School yet.
How many pupils does The Ryleys School have?
243 pupils aged 1 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 81% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ryleys Lane, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UY
- Telephone
- 01625 583241
- Website
- www.theryleys.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Langford
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 1-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Alderley Edge
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1942
- URN
- 111468 · LAESTAB 8956002 · UKPRN 10018597
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.