- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
83 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1189%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 422
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Primary schools in Cheshire East
All 146 primary schools in Cheshire East. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
18 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 118
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
60 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 394
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
78 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 422
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
18 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 97
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
13 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 95
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
33 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
16 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 194
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results close to the Cheshire East average, low absence.
62 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 403
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
75 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 500
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
46 first choices, 44 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.0%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 340
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
64 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 424
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
3 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 64
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 193
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results close to the Cheshire East average, low absence.
51 first choices, 31 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
49 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.3%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 322
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Cheshire East average.
21 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 193
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Cheshire East average.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 239
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
20 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 225
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
24 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 242
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
12 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 152
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Cheshire East average.
52 first choices, 54 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Cheshire East 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.2%Cheshire East 4.8%
- Pupils
- 416
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Primary schools146including 15 special
- Met the standard at 1165.0%
- Good or Outstanding97%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools43 of 14610 Catholic, 32 Church of England
- With a nursery class72take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals16.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Cheshire East's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Cheshire East
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 57 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 10 of 89
- Good: 76 of 89
- Requires improvement: 2 of 89
- Inadequate: 1 of 89
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Cheshire East
Some are faith schools.
43 of the 146 primary schools in Cheshire East have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
72 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Cheshire East, explained
There are 146 primary schools in Cheshire East, teaching 34,780 children. 42 are run by the council and 86 are academies or free schools. Among them are 15 special and 15 independent schools.
97% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 10 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
65.0% of pupils in Cheshire East met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 91%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
16.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,278 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Crewe22 primary schools
- Macclesfield16 primary schools
- Congleton9 primary schools
- Wilmslow9 primary schools
- Nantwich8 primary schools
- Alsager6 primary schools
- Knutsford5 primary schools
- Poynton5 primary schools
- Middlewich4 primary schools
- Sandbach4 primary schools
- Bollington3 primary schools
- Handforth2 primary schools
- Holmes Chapel2 primary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Cheshire East?
There are 146 primary schools in Cheshire East, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Cheshire East?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Cheshire East on Eduscope are Ashdene Primary School, Calveley Primary Academy and Vernon Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Cheshire East?
Cheshire East has 10 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 76 are rated Good, meaning 97% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Cheshire East ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
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 figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Cheshire East primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Cheshire East is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Cheshire East?
When choosing a primary school in Cheshire East, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 146 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.