Cheshire West and Chester schools and admissions data

Cheshire West and Chester Council has 154 primary schools and 43 secondary schools. 7% of Cheshire West and Chester's schools are private schools. 90 state schools in Cheshire West and Chester follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 77 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Cheshire West and Chester

  1. Outstanding 38
  2. Good 113
  3. Requires Improvement 9
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Cheshire West and Chester in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Frodsham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Overton, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Victoria Road Primary School

    Academy converter • Northwich

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  4. 4

    Davenham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Davenham, Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Norley CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Norley, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Willow Wood Community Nursery & Primary School

    Community school • Wharton, Winsford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Manley Village School

    Community school • Manley, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Elton Primary School

    Community school • Elton, Chester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Sutton Green Primary School

    Community school • Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Over St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Winsford

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Whitegate CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Woodlands Primary School

    Community school • Whitby, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  14. 14

    Eaton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Eaton, Tarporley

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  15. 15

    The Oaks Community Primary School

    Community school • Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Lache Primary School

    Community school • Lache, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Leftwich Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Leftwich, Northwich

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Utkinton St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Utkinton, Tarporley

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Parkgate Primary School

    Community school • Parkgate, Neston

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Kingsley, Frodsham

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Queen's Park High School

    Academy sponsor led • Handbridge, Chester

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Chester International School

    Studio schools • Handbridge, Chester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Sir John Deane's College

    Academy 16-19 converter • Northwich

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School

    Academy converter • Great Boughton, Chester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Whitby, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    St Nicholas Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Hartford, Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    The Whitby High School

    Foundation school • Whitby, Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    The Rudheath Senior Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Rudheath, Northwich

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Ellesmere Port Church of England College

    Academy sponsor led • Ellesmere Port

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    The Winsford Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Winsford

    Ofsted: Good

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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