- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
244 first choices, 226 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,429
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- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
240 first choices, 229 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,421
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
250 first choices, 249 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,340
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
204 first choices, 212 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,417
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average, low absence.
273 first choices, 235 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,532
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Cheshire East average.
248 first choices, 243 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 1,467
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average.
140 first choices, 192 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 1,216
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cheshire East average.
253 first choices, 236 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 1,534
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cheshire East average, low absence.
245 first choices, 252 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,528
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cheshire East average.
371 first choices, 352 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 2,227
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results close to the Cheshire East average, low absence.
159 first choices, 124 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 642
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cheshire East average.
173 first choices, 187 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 1,311
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Cheshire East average.
225 first choices, 195 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 934
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cheshire East average, high absence.
186 first choices, 187 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Cheshire East average, high absence.
126 first choices, 136 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 713
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cheshire East average, high absence.
218 first choices, 232 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,289
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Cheshire East average, high absence.
147 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,174
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Cheshire East average.
150 first choices, 126 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 665
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Results close to the Cheshire East average.
73 first choices, 92 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 17Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 614
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Cheshire East average.
113 first choices, 126 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- 681
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Cheshire East average, high absence.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 299
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Cheshire East average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 2
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- –Cheshire East about 15
- Pupils
- –
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
Results well below the Cheshire East average, high absence.
95 first choices, 124 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Cheshire East Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 633
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT · Academy · All-through · Ages 9 to 18
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed a year
- About 48
- Pupils
- 88
- Secondary schools45including 17 special
- Typical GCSE grade46.9England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools4 of 452 Catholic, 1 Church of England
- With a nursery class1take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals18.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Cheshire East's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
GCSE score (Attainment 8)
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
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. 31 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 14
- Good: 13 of 14
- Requires improvement: 1 of 14
- Inadequate: 0 of 14
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Cheshire East
Some are faith schools.
4 of the 45 secondary 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 characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
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.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Cheshire East, explained
There are 45 secondary schools in Cheshire East, teaching 27,892 children. 2 are run by the council and 27 are academies or free schools. Among them are 17 special and 13 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Cheshire East scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
18.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,272 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 20.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Crewe12 secondary schools
- Macclesfield8 secondary schools
- Congleton5 secondary schools
- Alsager3 secondary schools
- Sandbach3 secondary schools
- Knutsford2 secondary schools
- Middlewich2 secondary schools
- Nantwich2 secondary schools
- Wilmslow2 secondary schools
- Holmes Chapel1 school
- Poynton1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Cheshire East?
There are 45 secondary schools in Cheshire East, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Cheshire East?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Cheshire East on Eduscope are Knutsford Academy, Tytherington School and Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are secondary 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.
What is the average class size in Cheshire East secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Cheshire East is 16:1. 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 secondary school in Cheshire East?
When choosing a secondary school in Cheshire East, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 45 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.