Secondary schools in Cheshire East

There are 23 secondary schools in Cheshire East, teaching 25,128 pupils. Of the 22 with a score, 10 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Cheshire East All schools in Cheshire East Places within

Pupils from low-income families21%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools10 of 22scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)131 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full10 of 23schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size21.9one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Cheshire East

From Cheshire East council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 18 secondary schools, 12 of which filled on distance and 6 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

St Thomas More Catholic High School 250 m
The Fallibroome Academy 1.0 miles
Tytherington School 1.3 miles
Ruskin Community High School 1.5 miles
The Oaks Academy 1.8 miles
Wilmslow High School 1.8 miles
Poynton High School 2.4 miles
Middlewich High School 2.5 miles
Shavington Academy 2.8 miles
Knutsford Academy 4.9 miles
Brine Leas School 5.3 miles
Alsager School 9.0 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Congleton High School 150 offers for 210 places
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 190 offers for 240 places
The Macclesfield Academy 98 offers for 120 places
Sir William Stanier School 129 offers for 150 places
Eaton Bank Academy 193 offers for 210 places
All Hallows Catholic College 200 offers for 210 places

Source: Cheshire East council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (23)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sandbach	1,340	13%	Good 2022	83	79 to 87
2	The Fallibroome AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Macclesfield	1,532	16%	Good 2022	81	76 to 85
3	Knutsford AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Knutsford	1,429	15%	Report card 2026	76	70 to 82
4	Alsager SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Stoke-on-Trent	1,528	14%	Good 2023	72	64 to 78
5	St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Crewe	642	17%	No overall grade 2024	71	62 to 79
6	Poynton High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Stockport	1,467	9%	Good 2023	71	63 to 78
7	Tytherington SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Macclesfield	1,421	19%	Report card 2026	70	61 to 77
8	Sandbach SchoolFree school · ages 11-19 · Sandbach	1,534	15%	No overall grade 2025	70	61 to 77
9	All Hallows Catholic CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Macclesfield	1,216	18%	No overall grade 2024	69	60 to 76
10	Wilmslow High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Wilmslow	2,227	14%	Not inspected	68	60 to 75
11	Shavington AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Shavington	934	14%	Good 2023	59	49 to 69
12	Brine Leas SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Nantwich	1,417	14%	Good 2022	59	49 to 68
13	Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Crewe	1,311	13%	Good 2020	51	42 to 61
14	Middlewich High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Middlewich	665	26%	Good 2022	47	37 to 58
15	Eaton Bank AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Congleton	1,062	21%	No overall grade 2025	44	34 to 55
16	Ruskin Community High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Crewe	713	35%	Good 2024	34	25 to 45
17	Congleton High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Congleton	1,174	17%	Good 2023	28	21 to 38
18	The Oaks AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Crewe	681	49%	Good 2024	25	18 to 35
19	The Macclesfield AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Macclesfield	614	28%	Requires improvement 2020	13	9 to 18
20	Cheshire Studio SchoolStudio schools · ages 14-19 · Crewe	0	0%	Good 2023	12	6 to 20
21	Crewe Engineering and Design UTCUniversity technical college · ages 14-19 · Crewe	299	39%	No overall grade 2024	8	5 to 12
22	Sir William Stanier SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Crewe	633	48%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 3
	Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Nantwich	1,289	25%	Good 2022	–

Secondary schools by town in Cheshire East

Congleton2 schools Crewe7 schools Knutsford1 schools Macclesfield4 schools Middlewich1 schools Nantwich2 schools Sandbach2 schools Stockport1 schools Stoke-on-Trent1 schools Wilmslow1 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire83 schools Manchester32 schools Liverpool33 schools Cheshire West and Chester20 schools Cumberland19 schools Westmorland and Furness20 schools Bolton20 schools Wigan19 schools Salford17 schools Wirral20 schools Stockport14 schools Oldham14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.