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Best Secondary schools in Cheshire East

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 0 Good: 18 Requires improvement: 1 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
25 Nov 2011
Latest inspection
20 Jan 2025

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    The Oaks Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Crewe • CW2 7NQ

    Last inspected on 20 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 2.
    Alsager School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • ST7 2HR

    Last inspected on 8 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    The Fallibroome Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Macclesfield • SK10 4AF

    Last inspected on 16 Feb 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    Middlewich High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Middlewich • CW10 9BU

    Last inspected on 5 Feb 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sandbach • CW11 3NT

    Last inspected on 27 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Malbank School and Sixth Form College
    Secondary • Foundation school • Nantwich • CW5 5HD

    Last inspected on 21 Sep 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Crewe • CW4 7DX

    Last inspected on 10 Mar 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    Wilmslow High School
    Secondary • Community school • Wilmslow • SK9 1LZ

    Last inspected on 9 Jun 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    Brine Leas School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Nantwich • CW5 7DY

    Last inspected on 17 May 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Cheshire Studio School
    Secondary • Studio schools • Knutsford • WA16 0EA

    Last inspected on 3 May 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Poynton High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Stockport • SK12 1PU

    Last inspected on 11 Feb 2016 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    Ruskin Community High School
    Secondary • Community school • Crewe • CW2 7JT

    Last inspected on 1 Jul 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Eaton Bank Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Congleton • CW12 1NT

    Last inspected on 8 Jun 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    Congleton High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Congleton • CW12 4NS

    Last inspected on 15 Jan 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Sandbach School
    Secondary • Free schools • Sandbach • CW11 3NS

    Last inspected on 10 Dec 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Shavington Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Shavington • CW2 5DH

    Last inspected on 17 Jun 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    Tytherington School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Macclesfield • SK10 2EE

    Last inspected on 1 Dec 2011 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 18.
    Knutsford Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Knutsford • WA16 0EA

    Last inspected on 25 Nov 2011 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 19.
    The Macclesfield Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Macclesfield • SK11 8JR

    Last inspected on 21 Jul 2020 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 20.
    Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
    Secondary • University technical college • Crewe • CW1 2PZ

    Last inspected on 20 Jan 2025 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged