Councils · England · Cheshire East
Schools in Cheshire East, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 123 primary, 23 secondary — with Cheshire East’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Cheshire East’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Cheshire East’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN CHESHIRE EAST
Find your shortlist.
All 177state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 123
Acton Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Adlington Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Alderley Edge Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Alderley Edge
Ofsted · Not judged
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ash Grove Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashdene Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Outstanding
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Audlem St James' CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Bexton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Malpas
Ofsted · Good
Black Firs Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Bollington Cross CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Bollington St John's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Brereton CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Bridgemere CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Brierley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Buglawton Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Not judged
Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Tarporley
Ofsted · Good
Calveley Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Chelford CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Inadequate
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Middlewich
Not judged yet
Cranberry Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Daven Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dean Valley Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Disley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stockport
Ofsted · Good
Edleston Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Egerton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Elworth CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Elworth Hall Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Not judged
Excalibur Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Not judged yet
Gawsworth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Goostrey Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Near Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Outstanding
Handforth Grange Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Outstanding
Haslington Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Havannah Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Not judged
Hermitage Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
High Legh Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Highfields Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Hollinhey Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Holmes Chapel Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hungerford Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Not judged yet
Ivy Bank Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kettleshulme. High Peak
Ofsted · Good
Lacey Green Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
Leighton Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Lindow Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lostock Hall Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stockport
Ofsted · Good
Lower Park School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stockport
Not judged yet
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Not judged
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Marlborough Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Marlfields Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Middlewich Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Middlewich
Ofsted · Good
Millfields Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Mobberley CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Not judged
Monks Coppenhall Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Mossley CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Nantwich Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Nether Alderley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Offley Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Not judged
Parkroyal Community School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Pear Tree Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · NANTWICH
Ofsted · Good
Pebble Brook Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Peover Superior Endowed Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Pikemere School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Alsager
Ofsted · Good
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Prestbury CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Puss Bank School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Rainow Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Not judged
Rode Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sandbach Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Not judged
Scholar Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Shavington Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Smallwood CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Sound and District Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
St John's CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Not judged yet
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stockport
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Not judged yet
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Middlewich
Not judged yet
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Outstanding
Styal Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
The Berkeley Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
The Dingle Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Quinta Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
The Wilmslow Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
Underwood West Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Not judged
Upton Priory School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Vernon Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Poynton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Vine Tree Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Warmingham CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Weaver Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Weston Village Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Wheelock Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Whirley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Willaston Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Wincle CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Wistaston Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Worth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Poynton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wrenbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 23
All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Not judged
Alsager School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Brine Leas School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Cheshire Studio School
Studio schools · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Congleton High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Not judged
Eaton Bank Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Knutsford Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Nantwich
Not judged yet
Middlewich High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Middlewich
Ofsted · Good
Poynton High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stockport
Ofsted · Good
Ruskin Community High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Sandbach School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Boys · Sandbach
Ofsted · Good
Shavington Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Shavington
Ofsted · Good
Sir William Stanier School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Not judged
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Not judged
The Fallibroome Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
The Macclesfield Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Oaks Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Tytherington School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Wilmslow High School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 31
Adelaide Heath Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 8-18 · Mixed · Knutsford
Ofsted · Good
Adelaide School
Academy special converter · Ages 9-18 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Outstanding
Aidenswood School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Boys · Congleton
Ofsted · Good
Alderley Edge School for Girls
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Girls · Alderley Edge
Not judged yet
Aurora Summerfields School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Ofsted · Good
Beech Hall School
Other independent school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Not judged yet
Cheshire College - South & West
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Cheshire Hall School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Sandbach
Not judged yet
Church Lawton School
Free schools special · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Compass Community Cledford Park
Other independent special school · Ages 7-17 · Mixed · Middlewich
Ofsted · Good
Cornerstone Academy
Other independent school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Cheshire
Ofsted · Good
David Lewis School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Alderley Edge
Ofsted · Good
Eden School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Esland Daven School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-18 · Mixed · Congleton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
High Peak School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Cheshire
Ofsted · Good
Lavender Field School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
Macclesfield College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Opal Education
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Mixed · Congleton
Not judged yet
Park Lane School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Ofsted · Good
Pownall Hall School
Other independent school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Not judged yet
Reaseheath College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Nantwich
Ofsted · Good
Safe Opportunities
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Crewe
Not judged yet
Springfield School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Outstanding
TILT Education
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
Terra Nova School
Other independent school · Ages 2-13 · Mixed · Crewe
Not judged yet
The Axis Academy
Free schools special · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Crewe
Ofsted · Good
The David Lewis Centre
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Alderley Edge
Ofsted · Outstanding
The King's School In Macclesfield
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Macclesfield
Not judged yet
The Lodge AP
Other independent school · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Sandbach
Not judged yet
The Ryleys School
Other independent school · Ages 1-11 · Mixed · Alderley Edge
Not judged yet
Wilmslow Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wilmslow
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Cheshire East.
If you live in Cheshire East, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Cheshire East secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Cheshire East often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.