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Best primary schools in Cheshire East

114 of 127 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Cheshire East schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 105 of them.

97 of 127 rated Good or Outstanding
17 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 67.0% (best 91.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Wincle CofE Primary School Macclesfield	91.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
2	Ashdene Primary School Wilmslow	89.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.38 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
3	Lostock Hall Primary School Stockport	89.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
4	Calveley Primary Academy	88.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
5	Gorsey Bank Primary School Wilmslow	88.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
6	Lindow Community Primary School Wilmslow hidden gem	88.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.46 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
7	Egerton Primary School Knutsford hidden gem	87.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
8	Goostrey Community Primary School Near Crewe	86.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
9	Acton Church of England Primary Academy Nantwich	84.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
10	Excalibur Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	84.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
11	Rode Heath Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	84.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
12	Bridgemere CofE Primary School Nantwich	83.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
13	Chelford CofE Primary School Macclesfield	83.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
14	Shavington Primary School Crewe	83.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.16 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
15	Bexton Primary School Knutsford	82.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
16	Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Macclesfield	80.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Prestbury CofE Primary School Macclesfield	80.0%	Good declining	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
18	The Berkeley Academy Crewe	80.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
19	Wistaston Academy Crewe	80.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
20	Lacey Green Primary Academy Wilmslow	79.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
21	Weston Village Primary School Crewe	78.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
22	Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Knutsford	77.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
23	Pikemere School Alsager	77.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
24	Vernon Primary School Poynton	77.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
25	Brierley Primary School Crewe	76.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
26	Disley Primary School Stockport	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
27	Haslington Primary Academy Crewe	75.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
28	Mobberley CofE Primary School Knutsford	75.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
29	Nether Alderley Primary School Macclesfield hidden gem	75.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
30	Offley Primary Academy Sandbach	75.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
31	Pear Tree Primary School NANTWICH	75.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
32	Rainow Primary School Macclesfield	75.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
33	Sandbach Primary Academy Sandbach	75.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
34	St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School Nantwich	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
35	Handforth Grange Primary School Wilmslow	74.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
36	Sound and District Primary School Nantwich hidden gem	74.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
37	Adlington Primary School Macclesfield	73.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
38	Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School Tarporley	73.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
39	Dean Valley Community Primary School Macclesfield	73.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Elworth CofE Primary School Sandbach	73.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
41	Marlborough Primary School Macclesfield	73.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
42	Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School Nantwich	73.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
43	Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	72.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
44	Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Macclesfield	71.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Millfields Primary Academy Nantwich	71.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Stockport	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
47	Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Crewe	70.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
48	Mossley CofE Primary School Congleton	70.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
49	Wistaston Church Lane Academy Crewe	70.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
50	Highfields Academy Nantwich	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
51	Holmes Chapel Primary School Crewe	69.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
52	Monks Coppenhall Academy Crewe	69.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
53	Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy Macclesfield	69.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
54	Puss Bank School and Nursery Macclesfield	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
55	Black Firs Primary School Congleton	68.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
56	Weaver Primary School Nantwich	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
57	Middlewich Primary School Middlewich	67.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
58	St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	67.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Gawsworth Primary School Macclesfield	66.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
60	Manor Park Primary School and Nursery Knutsford	65.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
61	Pebble Brook Primary School Crewe	65.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
62	The Dingle Primary School Crewe	65.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
63	The Quinta Primary School Congleton	65.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
64	Whirley Primary School Macclesfield	65.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
65	Worth Primary School Poynton	65.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
66	Leighton Academy Crewe	63.0%	Good improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
67	Scholar Green Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	63.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
68	Styal Primary School Wilmslow hidden gem	63.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
69	Upton Priory School Macclesfield	63.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
70	Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach	62.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
71	Edleston Primary School Crewe	62.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
72	St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Wilmslow hidden gem	62.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
73	St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Macclesfield	62.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Macclesfield	61.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
75	Daven Primary School Congleton	61.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
76	Nantwich Primary Academy Nantwich	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
77	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Nantwich	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Buglawton Primary School Congleton	60.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
79	Hermitage Primary School Crewe	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.28 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
80	The Wilmslow Academy Wilmslow hidden gem	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Wrenbury Primary School Nantwich	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
82	Havannah Primary School Congleton	59.0%	Not judged declining	oversubscribed 1.38 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
83	Ash Grove Academy Macclesfield	58.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
84	Cranberry Academy	58.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
85	High Legh Primary School Knutsford hidden gem	58.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
86	Wheelock Primary School Sandbach hidden gem	58.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
87	Willaston Primary Academy Nantwich	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School Macclesfield	57.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
89	Parkroyal Community School Macclesfield	57.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
90	Ivy Bank Primary School Macclesfield	56.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
91	Hungerford Primary Academy Crewe	55.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
92	Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Macclesfield	54.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
93	Mablins Lane Community Primary School Crewe	54.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
94	Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Congleton	53.0%	Requires improvement declining	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Macclesfield hidden gem	52.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
96	Elworth Hall Primary School Sandbach	52.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
97	Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School Macclesfield	50.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
98	St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Macclesfield	48.0%	Not judged	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Crewe	48.0%	Good	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
100	Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Nantwich	45.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
101	Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Crewe	44.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
102	Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Malpas	44.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
103	Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School Kettleshulme. High Peak	44.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
104	Hollinhey Primary School Macclesfield	43.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
105	Smallwood CofE Primary School Sandbach	43.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
106	Vine Tree Primary School Crewe	40.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
107	Underwood West Academy Crewe	38.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
108	St Michael's Community Academy Crewe	33.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
109	Warmingham CofE Primary School Sandbach	33.0%	Good improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
110	Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	33.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
111	Marlfields Primary School Congleton	28.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
112	Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Congleton	15.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
113	Little Bollington CofE Primary School Altrincham	9.0%	Requires improvement	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
114	Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Macclesfield	0.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped

Also in Cheshire East

13 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Cheshire East, not a fairer one.

Alderley Edge Community Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Ofsted: Good
Cornerstone Academy Ofsted: Good
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Ofsted: Good
Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Good
Lower Park School Ofsted: Good
Pownall Hall School
St John's CofE Academy Ofsted: Inadequate
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
The Ryleys School
Wilmslow Preparatory School

Applying in Cheshire East

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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