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

Wilmslow has 12 state schools: 11 primary, 1 secondary, part of Cheshire East's wider catchment. 10 have a published Ofsted rating, and 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ashdene Primary School Wilmslow · Outstanding Gorsey Bank Primary School Wilmslow · Outstanding Handforth Grange Primary School Wilmslow · Outstanding Lacey Green Primary Academy Wilmslow · Good Lindow Community Primary School Wilmslow · Good Pownall Hall School Wilmslow St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Wilmslow · Good St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wilmslow · Good Styal Primary School Wilmslow · Good The Wilmslow Academy Wilmslow · Good Wilmslow High School Wilmslow · Good Wilmslow Preparatory School Wilmslow

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.

St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Good · ×0.44 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Lindow Community Primary School Good · ×0.46 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Styal Primary School Good · ×0.67 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Wilmslow Academy Good · ×0.67 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Good · ×0.9 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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