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12 open schools in Sandbach, Cheshire East · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Cheshire East schools · grammar schools in Sandbach

Sandbach has 12 state schools: 9 primary, 3 secondary, part of Cheshire East's wider catchment. 11 have a published Ofsted rating, and 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach · Good Elworth CofE Primary School Sandbach · Good Elworth Hall Primary School Sandbach · Not judged Offley Primary Academy Sandbach · Not judged Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Sandbach · Good Sandbach Primary Academy Sandbach · Not judged Sandbach School Sandbach · Not judged Smallwood CofE Primary School Sandbach · Good St John's CofE Academy Sandbach · Inadequate The Lodge AP Sandbach Warmingham CofE Primary School Sandbach · Good Wheelock Primary School Sandbach · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Wheelock Primary School Good · ×0.69 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Smallwood CofE Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Warmingham CofE Primary School Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Brereton CofE Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Cheshire East

Primary schools: Catchment area is criterion 3 (after LAC and siblings, before pure distance). (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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