Cheshire West and Chester schools and admissions data

Cheshire West and Chester Council has 148 primary schools and 42 secondary schools. 6% of Cheshire West and Chester's schools are private schools. 74 state schools in Cheshire West and Chester follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 88 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Cheshire West and Chester

  1. Outstanding 32
  2. Good 105
  3. Requires Improvement 12
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Martin's Academy Chester

    Free schools • Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Childer Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter • Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter • Wolverham, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Acresfield Academy

    Academy converter • Upton By Chester, Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Tilston, Malpas

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Mill View Primary School

    Academy converter • Upton, Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Belgrave Primary School

    Academy converter • Westminster Park, Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Kingsmead Primary School

    Community school • Kingsmead, Northwich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Delamere CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Stoney Lane, Tarporley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Sandiway Primary School

    Academy converter • Sandiway, Northwich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Oldfield Primary School

    Community school • Vicars Cross, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Meadow Community Primary School

    Community school • Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Frodsham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Overton, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Whitby Heath Primary School

    Community school • Whitby, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    St Clare's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Lache, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary aided school • Saighton, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery

    Community school • Hartford, Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Boughton Heath Academy

    Academy converter • Great Boughton, Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Helsby Hillside Primary School

    Community school • Helsby, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Sutton Green Primary School

    Community school • Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Hartford Church of England High School

    Voluntary aided school • Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Christleton High School

    Academy converter • Christleton, Chester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School

    Academy converter • Great Boughton, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The County High School, Leftwich

    Academy converter • Northwich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Neston High School

    Academy converter • Neston

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

    Foundation school • Blacon, Chester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Bishop Heber High School

    Foundation school • Malpas

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Ellesmere Port Church of England College

    Academy sponsor led • Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  9. 9

    The Whitby High School

    Foundation school • Whitby, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

    Academy converter • Tarporley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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