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Schools in Cheshire East

A council (local authority) in the North West

  • Council
  • 319 schools and nurseries
  • 57,306 pupils
  • 13 towns and villages

In short: Most primary schools here are rated Good or better, about the same as across England. Results at 11 are close to England, and results at 16 were close to England in 2026. Fewer pupils miss a lot of school than across England.

Three children with backpacks crossing a street
A red-brick school building under a blue sky
13 towns

Cheshire East at a glance

Ahead of England on attendance

How Cheshire East's schools compare with England, area by area.

DfE and Ofsted data, 2014 to 2026How we work this out
  • Schools and nurseries319124 primary · 23 secondary · 142 nurseries
  • Primaries Good or better97%England 96%
  • Met the standard at 1165%England 62%
  • Grade 5 in English and maths45%Attainment 8 46.9, England 46.2
  • Free school meals, primary17%A sign of family income
  • Missed a lot of school15%England 18%
Top-rated

The highest-rated schools in Cheshire East

Primary and secondary schools are ranked by Eduscope score, which weighs up results, inspections, attendance and more. Nurseries, special and independent schools aren't ranked. A high score isn't everything: always visit.

All Cheshire East primary schools

Top Primary Schools in Cheshire East

124 mainstream schools in Cheshire East, best first

Ashdene Primary School

Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

83 first choices, 60 offers made

Met the standard at 1189%

England 62%

Days missed
3.3%
Pupils
422
Pupils per teacher
21.9
View school Ashdene Primary School

Calveley Primary Academy

Cw6 9le · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

18 first choices, 15 offers made

Met the standard at 1188%

England 62%

Days missed
4.5%
Pupils
118
Pupils per teacher
14.9
View school Calveley Primary Academy

Vernon Primary School

Poynton, SK12 1NW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

60 first choices, 60 offers made

Met the standard at 1177%

England 62%

Days missed
3.2%
Pupils
394
Pupils per teacher
21.2
View school Vernon Primary School
See all 146 primary schools

Top Secondary Schools in Cheshire East

23 mainstream schools in Cheshire East, best first

Knutsford Academy

Knutsford, WA16 0EA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

Results above the England average.

244 first choices, 226 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1652.9

England 46.2

Days missed
6.5%
Pupils
1,429
Pupils per teacher
17.2
View school Knutsford Academy

Tytherington School

Macclesfield, SK10 2EE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

Results above the England average.

240 first choices, 229 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1650.7

England 46.2

Days missed
6.6%
Pupils
1,421
Pupils per teacher
17.3
View school Tytherington School
See all 45 secondary schools

Nurseries in Cheshire East

142 in Cheshire East, highest Ofsted grade first

See all 142 nurseries

Sixth Forms in Cheshire East

26 in Cheshire East, by the school's Eduscope score

Knutsford Academy

Knutsford, WA16 0EA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

Results above the England average.

244 first choices, 226 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1652.9

England 46.2

Days missed
6.5%
Pupils
1,429
Pupils per teacher
17.2
View school Knutsford Academy

Tytherington School

Macclesfield, SK10 2EE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

Results above the England average.

240 first choices, 229 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1650.7

England 46.2

Days missed
6.6%
Pupils
1,421
Pupils per teacher
17.3
View school Tytherington School
See all 26 sixth forms

Special Schools in Cheshire East

20 in Cheshire East. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Adelaide School

Crewe, CW1 3DT · Academy · All-through · Ages 9 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
25.4%
Pupils
88
Pupils per teacher
4.2
View school Adelaide School

Springfield School

Crewe, CW1 5HS · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
6.9%
Pupils
303
Pupils per teacher
6.3
View school Springfield School
See all 20 special schools

Private Schools in Cheshire East

19 in Cheshire East. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Aidenswood School

Congleton, CW12 4ED · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 17 · Boys

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
3
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Aidenswood School

Aurora Summerfields School

Wilmslow, SK9 2GH · Independent · All-through · Ages 5 to 19

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
47
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Aurora Summerfields School

Compass Community Cledford Park

Middlewich, CW10 0JN · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 17

  • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
25
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Compass Community Cledford Park
See all 19 private schools
The map

Every school in Cheshire East, on one map

Each dot is a school or nursery, coloured by its latest Ofsted grade. Point at a dot to see its name, or use the list.

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Westminster Nursery School, GoodStyal Primary School, GoodAlderley Edge Community Primary School, Good or betterLindow Community Primary School, GoodBuglawton Primary School, Good in every areaScholar Green Primary School, GoodHavannah Primary School, Good in every areaBrierley Primary School, GoodSound and District Primary School, GoodWrenbury Primary School, GoodThe Dingle Primary School, OutstandingHigh Legh Primary School, Expected standard in every areaVine Tree Primary School, GoodDean Valley Community Primary School, GoodRode Heath Primary School, OutstandingWeaver Primary School, GoodEdleston Primary School, GoodGoostrey Community Primary School, Expected standard or betterRainow Primary School, Outstanding in every areaBeechwood Primary School and Nursery, Expected standard or betterMablins Lane Community Primary School, Good in every areaPebble Brook Primary School, GoodAshdene Primary School, OutstandingBollington Cross CofE Primary School, GoodChelford CofE Primary School, GoodWoodcocks' Well CofE Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaElworth CofE Primary School, GoodBickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, GoodMobberley CofE Primary School, Good or betterSt Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School, GoodBollington St John's CofE Primary School, GoodPrestbury CofE Primary School, GoodWincle CofE Primary School, GoodMarton and District CofE Aided Primary School, GoodSt John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield, GoodSt Gabriel's Catholic Primary School, OutstandingSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe, GoodBridgemere CofE Primary School, GoodSt Anne's Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School, GoodBollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School, GoodRuskin Community High School, GoodWilmslow High School, GoodKettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School, GoodPott Shrigley CofE Primary School, GoodThe Ryleys School, InspectedTerra Nova School, InspectedBeech Hall School, InspectedThe King's School In Macclesfield, InspectedWilmslow Preparatory School, InspectedPownall Hall School, InspectedDavid Lewis School, GoodSpringfield School, OutstandingPark Lane School, GoodAidenswood School, GoodMiddlewich Primary School, GoodThe David Lewis Centre, OutstandingVernon Primary School, OutstandingBrine Leas School, Expected standard or betterThe Fallibroome Academy, GoodSandbach High School and Sixth Form College, GoodMottram St Andrew Primary Academy, Expected standard or betterCongleton High School, GoodLacey Green Primary Academy, GoodHolmes Chapel Comprehensive School, GoodSandbach School, Good or betterKnutsford Academy, Expected standard or betterEaton Bank Academy, Good in every areaAll Hallows Catholic College, Good or betterWorth Primary School, Expected standard in every areaStapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School, Good or betterLeighton Academy, GoodSt Thomas More Catholic High School, Good in every areaCranberry Academy, Expected standard or betterSir William Stanier School, Needs attention in 4 areasHolmes Chapel Primary School, Good or betterAlsager School, GoodSt Michael's Community Academy, Needs attention in 1 areaParkroyal Community School, Expected standard or betterAsh Grove Academy, OutstandingAdelaide School, OutstandingThe Quinta Primary School, GoodWhirley Primary School, Expected standard or betterWistaston Academy, OutstandingHermitage Primary School, GoodPear Tree Primary School, GoodTytherington School, Expected standard or betterCheshire Studio School, GoodSmallwood CofE Primary School, GoodMarlfields Primary School, Needs attention in 3 areasBlack Firs Primary School, GoodMossley CofE Primary School, GoodBroken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery, GoodNether Alderley Primary School, Expected standard or betterHigh Peak School, GoodChurch Lawton School, GoodWistaston Church Lane Academy, GoodPeover Superior Endowed Primary School, OutstandingIvy Bank Primary School, GoodSandbach Primary Academy, Good in every areaSt Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Requires improvement in 2 areasSaint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Requires improvementSt Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, GoodThe Fermain Academy, OutstandingNantwich Primary Academy, GoodThe Berkeley Academy, GoodWillaston Primary Academy, GoodShavington Academy, GoodShavington Primary School, GoodUpton Priory School, GoodMarlborough Primary School, GoodMonks Coppenhall Academy, GoodWheelock Primary School, GoodCrewe Engineering and Design UTC, Good in every areaGorsey Bank Primary School, OutstandingUnderwood West Academy, Good or betterAdlington Primary School, Outstanding in every areaBunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School, GoodThe Wilmslow Academy, GoodCalveley Primary Academy, Outstanding in every areaSt Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School, GoodActon Church of England Primary Academy, GoodHighfields Academy, GoodEden School, GoodWarmingham CofE Primary School, GoodOffley Primary Academy, Good in every areaWybunbury Delves CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterBrereton CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterGawsworth Primary School, Expected standard or betterExcalibur Primary School, GoodPikemere School, GoodPuss Bank School and Nursery, Expected standard in every areaWeston Village Primary School, GoodAstbury St Mary's CofE Primary School, GoodEgerton Primary School, GoodHungerford Primary Academy, Good in every areaPoynton High School, GoodLostock Hall Primary School, GoodHollinhey Primary School, GoodHandforth Grange Primary School, OutstandingDaven Primary School, Expected standard in every areaBexton Primary School, GoodThe Oaks Academy, GoodLittle Bollington CofE Primary School, Requires improvementThe Axis Academy, GoodDisley Primary School, GoodLavender Field School, GoodCornerstone Academy, GoodCompass Community Cledford Park, Expected standard in every areaAlsager Highfields Community Primary School, GoodSafe OpportunitiesManor Park Primary School and Nursery, GoodHaslington Primary Academy, GoodAudlem St James' CofE Primary School, GoodAdelaide Heath Academy, GoodBosley St Mary's CofE Primary School, GoodMiddlewich High School, GoodChrist The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School, Good in every areaOakfield Lodge School, Good or betterElworth Hall Primary School, Good or betterEsland Daven School, Needs attention in 4 areasAurora Summerfields School, GoodMillfields Primary Academy, GoodThe Macclesfield Academy, Requires improvementCledford Primary & Nursery Academy, GoodGainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy, GoodLower Park School, GoodSt. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodSt. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodSt John's CofE Academy, InadequateHurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery, GoodTILT EducationCheshire Hall SchoolOpal EducationThe Lodge APMalbank School and Sixth Form College, GoodWorth Pre-School Ltd, Expected standard or betterKids Planet Crewe, Expected standard in every areaAdventure Clubs Pre-school and Before and After School Club, Expected standard or betterLittle Angels Childcare & Nurseries Ltd, Expected standard in every areaThe Ryleys Nursery, GoodABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd, Needs attention in 4 areasRainow Pre-School, Expected standard or betterJasmine Park Pre School, Expected standard or betterElworth Pre-School Group, Needs attention in 1 areaSally-Anna's Day Nursery, GoodThe Garden Nursery at Wilmslow Prep, GoodPepperberry Day Nursery, Safeguarding not metFriendly Faces Nursery, GoodThe Nanny Barn, GoodRainbow Childcare & Preschool, GoodRed Wellies Childcare Limited, GoodBrereton Playgroup and Preschool, GoodThe Croft Pre-School, GoodDaintry Hall Day Nursery Ltd, OutstandingHigh Legh Preschool Nursery, GoodMere Nature Kindergarten, GoodLittle Bird's Nest Pre-school, GoodTree Tots Day Nursery Ltd, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Holmes Chapel, GoodStarting Point Nursery, OutstandingChelford Village Pre-School, GoodDisley Under Fives, GoodPartou Brambley Hedge Day Nursery & Pre-School, OutstandingThe Robin Room at Woodlands Nursery, GoodGoostrey Pre-School, GoodBollington Pre School, GoodSt Alban's Pre School, GoodTinks Childrens Day Nursery, GoodBlue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, GoodPoppies Day Nursery and Nursery School, GoodThrive Weston Village, GoodParkroyal Pre-school, GoodBright Horizons Tytherington Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodMossley Pre-School, GoodFirst Steps Kindergarten, GoodNursery Rhymes Nursery, GoodKids Planet Middlewich, GoodKids Planet Mablins Lane, GoodBright Horizons Clairmont Day Nursery and Preschool, OutstandingOutdoor-Fun Forest School Nursery, GoodCherubs and Imps Day Nursery, GoodThe Nursery, GoodChildren's Choice Day Nursery, GoodGreenhills Pre-school, GoodRoundabouts Day Nursery, GoodKids Planet Haslington, GoodHappy Days Club and Nursery School Ltd, GoodMobberley Pre-School Playgroup, GoodTiny Adventures Ltd, GoodKids Planet Knutsford, GoodDaisybank Day Nursery Ltd, GoodSandbach Heath (St John's) Playgroup, GoodKids Planet Congleton, OutstandingHighfield Hoppers Ltd, GoodThe House Of Rompa, OutstandingKnutsford Day Nursery Ltd, GoodFun Frogs Day Nursery Ltd, GoodCorner House Nursery Lawton Road, GoodAshdene Independent Pre-School, GoodWhirley Pre School Group, GoodPeter Pan Pre-School, GoodApples & Pears Private Day Nursery, GoodBlue Skies Private Day Nursery, GoodCorner House Nursery Audley Road, OutstandingCorner House Nursery Astbury, GoodAllsorts Pre School, OutstandingRoundabouts Day Nursery, GoodKids' Country Day Nursery, GoodPartou Kids Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodHappy Days Club & Nursery School Limited, OutstandingSmart Start Nurseries & Preschool, GoodRainbow Childcare & Preschool, GoodLa Maternelle Family Childcare - Nantwich, OutstandingFirst Steps Nursery, GoodTiny Adventures Ltd, GoodThe Goslings, GoodRebeccas Day Nursery, GoodLittle Wizards Pre-School, GoodBollinbrook Pre-School, GoodLittle Cherubs, GoodThe Hollies Pre-School Limited, GoodFootprints Nursery Bollington Ltd, OutstandingPollyannas Day Nursery, GoodSandy Bears Nursery + Pre School, GoodLittle Angels Nantwich Limited, GoodAlderley Edge Pre School, OutstandingThe Little Acorns Day Nursery, GoodBee Curious Childcare, OutstandingWheelock Pre-School, GoodCorner House Nursery Wistaston, GoodFirst Steps Pre-school, GoodNinas Nursery Macclesfield, GoodFootprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd, GoodLittle Steps Nursery, GoodWillaston Pre-school, GoodSunflowers at St. Anne's, GoodBright Stars Children's Day Nursery Ltd, GoodMini V Preschool, GoodRainbow Pre-school (Handforth) CIO, GoodFootsteps Wilmslow, GoodSt Vincents Preschool Playgroup, GoodNoah's Nursery, GoodBrook House Farm Pre-School CentreNAPSAC, GoodChapel Grange Montessori Nursery, GoodNew Life Nursery Group, GoodLittle Cherubs Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodHigh Hopes Day Nursery, GoodScamps Day Nursery, GoodSutton St James Pre-School, GoodWild Explorers Forest School, GoodParklands Day Nursery, GoodLa Maternelle Family Childcare - Sandbach, GoodThe Coppice Pre-School and OSC, GoodMacclesfield Day Nursery, GoodKids Planet Macclesfield, OutstandingSt John's Pre-School Macclesfield, GoodLittle Learners Day Nursery, GoodJoJo's Day Nursery Ltd, GoodABC Childcare Services Cheshire LtdABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd, Safeguarding not metGrowing Wild CommunityKids Planet The PodDinos Nursery and Preschool, Expected standard or betterAshbourne Day Nursery SandbachKids Planet Rope Green Farm, Expected standard or betterChildren's Choice Day Nursery, Expected standard or betterFirst Steps Day NurseryLittle Rainbows Day NurseryMontessori by Busy Bees Alderley Day NurseryKids Planet Sandbach MontessoriKids Planet Prestbury, Expected standard in every areaKingsbourne AcademyCornerstone-CreweSteppingstones Montessori LtdABC at the MillHolmes Chapel Community Pre-SchoolBuerton Old School Day Nursery
  • Outstanding28
  • Good201
  • Requires improvement3
  • Inadequate1
  • Not graded yet86
Your council

How school places work in Cheshire East

Apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council's area. Independent schools take applications directly.

About Cheshire East

Cheshire East is a unitary authority in the North West with 124 mainstream primary schools and 23 mainstream secondary schools. Towns with the most schools include Crewe, Macclesfield and Congleton. Most families get the secondary school they want: 93.1% got their first choice, against 83.6% across England.

Key dates each year

31 October
Secondary school applications close
15 January
Primary school applications close
1 March
Secondary school offers
16 April
Primary school offers

If a date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out the next working day.

92.3%got their first-choice primary school in Cheshire East in 2026. England: 92.4%. Ranked 85 of 151 councils. 98.6% got one of their top three.2.3% were offered a primary school in another council. England: 3.6%.

93.1%got their first-choice secondary school in Cheshire East in 2026. England: 83.6%. Ranked 21 of 151 councils. 98.2% got one of their top three.3.7% were offered a secondary school in another council. England: 8.0%.

Source: DfE applications and offers, 2026. A low rate shows high demand, not poor schools.

2 of 26 primary appeals heard in Cheshire East succeeded in 2025. 8 of 27 secondary appeals heard in Cheshire East succeeded in 2025.

Term dates 2026 to 2027

TermStartsHalf termEnds
Autumn1 Sept26 Oct to 30 Oct18 Dec
Spring4 Jan15 Feb to 19 Feb25 Mar
Summer12 Apr31 May to 4 Jun21 Jul

For schools that follow the council's dates. Academies, faith and foundation schools can set their own, and schools add training days. Source, checked 6 November 2026.

Nearby councils

By age

What's on offer for each age

Pick a stage to see every Cheshire East school for that age, with filters for type, faith and Ofsted grade.

More ways to narrow it down

Here's how Cheshire East's schools break down by type, faith and more.

Towns

Schools in each part of Cheshire East

The blue bar is the average Eduscope score of the primary schools in each town. The black line is the Cheshire East average, 55.

Browse Cheshire East by postcode

Some areas, like parts of a bigger town, are easiest to find by postcode.

Cheshire East vs England

How good are Cheshire East's schools?

Inspections, exam results and attendance, next to the figure for England where we have it.

Numbers that sum up Cheshire East

Cheshire EastEngland

  • Primaries rated Good or Outstanding

    Latest Ofsted grade, 89 primaries with one.

    97%

    England 96%

    Close to England

  • Secondaries rated Good or Outstanding

    13 of the 14 with a grade.

    93%

    England 93%

    Close to England

  • Met the expected standard at 11

    Reading, writing and maths.

    65%

    England 62%

    Close to England

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    At GCSE.

    45%

  • Pupils who miss a lot of school

    Missed 1 in 10 days or more. Lower is better.

    15%

    England 18%

    Better than England

  • Primary pupils on free school meals

    A sign of family income, not of school quality.

    17%

Ofsted grades

Latest graded inspection for the 119 schools that have one.

97%

Good or Outstanding

Each square is 1% of schools.

  • Outstanding14
  • Good101
  • Requires improvement3
  • Inadequate1

How it has changed

Cheshire East in blue. There were no tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid.

Met the expected standard at 11
Covid gap50%65%80%20182019202320242025
65% in 2025. England now 62% (dashed line).
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
40%50%60%201820192020202120222023202420252026
45% in 2026.
Pupils who miss a lot of school
Covid gap0%15%30%20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
15% in 2025. England now 18% (dashed line).

The figures in full

The latest published year for each measure. Sources and years are on our data sources page.

MeasureCheshire EastEngland
Good or Outstanding (Ofsted)97%95%
Met the expected standard at 11 (KS2)65%62%
Attainment 846.946.2
Persistent absence15%18%
Pupils per teacher18.3:117.9:1
Spending per pupil£7,445£8,120
In education or work after 1693%91%
Went on to higher education54%56%
Pupils with special educational needs18%21%
Pupils with English as an additional language11%22%
Pupils on free school meals17%27%

DfE local authority code 895, ONS code E06000049.

Living here

What it's like for families

Cheshire East has 319 schools and nurseries across 13 towns and villages, the biggest being Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton and Wilmslow.

There are 8% more pupils than in 2018.

17% of primary pupils here get free school meals. Schools get extra money for each of them.

Pupil numbers

Pupils in Cheshire East's state schools each January.

Up 8% since 2018. More children can mean popular schools fill up faster.

Free school meals

Out of every 10 primary pupils, how many get free school meals. It's a sign of family income, not of school quality.

Cheshire East17%

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Questions

Questions parents ask about Cheshire East

How many schools are in Cheshire East?

Cheshire East has 319 schools, including 146 primary schools, 45 secondary schools, 142 nurseries, 19 independent schools, 20 special schools. Some count in more than one group. You can browse each category using the filters on Eduscope.

What are the best schools in Cheshire East?

The highest-ranked schools in Cheshire East on Eduscope are Ashdene Primary School, Calveley Primary Academy, Vernon Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance. Independent, special and nursery schools aren't ranked.

What percentage of schools in Cheshire East are rated Good or Outstanding?

97% of inspected schools in Cheshire East hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, which is above the England average of 94.8%. This includes 14 schools rated Outstanding and 101 rated Good.

How do primary schools in Cheshire East perform at Key Stage 2?

Across primary schools in Cheshire East, 65% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.

What is the average pupil-teacher ratio in Cheshire East?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across schools in Cheshire East is 18.3:1. While not a direct measure of class size, this indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil. Across England it is 17.9:1.

What is the persistent absence rate in Cheshire East schools?

The persistent absence rate across schools in Cheshire East is 14.8%. A pupil is classed as persistently absent if they miss 10% or more of school sessions. Across England it is 18.1%.

How many pupils attend schools in Cheshire East?

There are 57,306 pupils enrolled across schools in Cheshire East, with 31,213 in primary and 26,024 in secondary. 17.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

How many private schools are in Cheshire East?

There are 19 independent schools in Cheshire East. Fees vary by school and age group, with day school fees typically ranging from £10,000 to £20,000 per year. You can compare all private schools in Cheshire East on Eduscope, including ISI inspection ratings where available.

How do I choose the right school in Cheshire East?

Start by considering your child's age, your location, and whether you prefer a state or independent school. Use Eduscope to compare 319 schools in Cheshire East by Ofsted ratings, exam results, and distance. Filter by school type, gender, religious character, and admissions policy to narrow your options.

Sources: DfE school performance tables, DfE school census and workforce, DfE pupil absence, Ofsted. Photos are stand-ins.

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