Largest Schools in Cheshire East (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in Cheshire East, North West. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and North West.
- 174Wilmslow High SchoolWilmslow · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 2,227
- 266Sandbach SchoolSandbach · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,534
- 380The Fallibroome AcademyMacclesfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,532
- 477Alsager SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,528
- 577Poynton High SchoolStockport · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,467
- 681Knutsford AcademyKnutsford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,429
- 771Tytherington SchoolMacclesfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,421
- 873Brine Leas SchoolNantwich · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,417
- 980Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeSandbach · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,340
- 1023The King's School In MacclesfieldMacclesfield · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,315
- 1161Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolCrewe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,311
- 1258Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeNantwich · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,289
- 1372All Hallows Catholic CollegeMacclesfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,216
- 1455Congleton High SchoolCongleton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,174
- 1555Eaton Bank AcademyCongleton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,062
- 1666Shavington AcademyShavington · Academy SecondaryPupils: 934
- 1724Ruskin Community High SchoolCrewe · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 713
- 1814The Oaks AcademyCrewe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 681
- 1938Middlewich High SchoolMiddlewich · Academy SecondaryPupils: 665
- 2053Monks Coppenhall AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 664
- 2166St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolCrewe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 642
- 2210Sir William Stanier SchoolCrewe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 633
- 2340The Macclesfield AcademyMacclesfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 614
- 2430Mablins Lane Community Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 611
- 2526St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CreweCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 558
- 2693Bexton Primary SchoolKnutsford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 500
- 2766The Quinta Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 491
- 2857Wistaston AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 491
- 298Underwood West AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 490
- 3083Shavington Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 477
- 3113Beechwood Primary School and NurseryCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 474
- 3247Leighton AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 467
- 3372The Berkeley AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 456
- 3470Offley Primary AcademySandbach · Academy PrimaryPupils: 454
- 3550Cranberry AcademyAlsager · Academy PrimaryPupils: 434
- 3686Lacey Green Primary AcademyWilmslow · Academy PrimaryPupils: 424
- 3798Ashdene Primary SchoolWilmslow · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 422
- 3894Gorsey Bank Primary SchoolWilmslow · Academy PrimaryPupils: 422
- 3935Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 417
- 4074Wistaston Church Lane AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 416
- 4171Elworth CofE Primary SchoolSandbach · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 413
- 4260Mossley CofE Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 413
- 4311St Michael's Community AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 412
- 4443Parkroyal Community SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 411
- 4562Puss Bank School and NurseryMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 409
- 4668Marlborough Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 405
- 4754Middlewich Primary SchoolMiddlewich · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 404
- 4860The Dingle Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 403
- 4954Holmes Chapel Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 401
- 5085Vernon Primary SchoolPoynton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 394
- 5139Wheelock Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy PrimaryPupils: 394
- 5247The Wilmslow AcademyWilmslow · Academy PrimaryPupils: 389
- 5343Ivy Bank Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 387
- 5433Hungerford Primary AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 373
- 5552Black Firs Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 372
- 5678Handforth Grange Primary SchoolWilmslow · Academy PrimaryPupils: 340
- 5734Pebble Brook Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 330
- 5893Prestbury CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 322
- 5978Haslington Primary AcademyCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 314
- 6040Cledford Primary & Nursery AcademyMiddlewich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 314
- 6114Crewe Engineering and Design UTCCrewe · Academy SecondaryPupils: 299
- 6271Disley Primary SchoolStockport · Academy PrimaryPupils: 285
- 6341Upton Priory SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 277
- 6497Lower Park SchoolStockport · Academy PrimaryPupils: 272
- 6523St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 268
- 6669Pikemere SchoolAlsager · Academy PrimaryPupils: 254
- 6737Willaston Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 251
- 6831Hollinhey Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 248
- 6964Highfields AcademyNantwich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 247
- 7076Rode Heath Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 245
- 7152Manor Park Primary School and NurseryKnutsford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 244
- 7238Havannah Primary SchoolCongleton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 244
- 7382Excalibur Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy PrimaryPupils: 242
- 7464St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 239
- 7548St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldMacclesfield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 237
- 7617Broken Cross Primary Academy and NurseryMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 233
- 7730Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary SchoolNantwich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 232
- 7867Millfields Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 229
- 7956Scholar Green Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 227
- 8032Ash Grove AcademyMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 227
- 8181Egerton Primary SchoolKnutsford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 225
- 8272Weston Village Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 224
- 8361Brierley Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 223
- 8448Alsager Highfields Community Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy PrimaryPupils: 223
- 8565Pear Tree Primary SchoolNANTWICH · Academy PrimaryPupils: 214
- 8668Whirley Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 212
- 8751Weaver Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 209
- 8832Elworth Hall Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy PrimaryPupils: 209
- 8932Edleston Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 209
- 9025Beech Hall SchoolMacclesfield · Independent All-throughPupils: 209
- 9161Hermitage Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy PrimaryPupils: 206
- 9259Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary SchoolNantwich · Academy PrimaryPupils: 205
- 9342St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyWilmslow · Academy PrimaryPupils: 202
- 9440Brereton CofE Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy PrimaryPupils: 202
- 9540Buglawton Primary SchoolCongleton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 202
- 9675Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary SchoolTarporley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 200
- 9718Vine Tree Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 200
- 9882Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 199
- 9950Gawsworth Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 198
- 10047St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 198
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmslow High School Wilmslow · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 2,227 | 74.2 Top 25% | 51.4 Attainment 8 | 2,227 |
| 2 | Sandbach School Sandbach · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,534 | 66.2 Top 50% | 48.2 Attainment 8 | 1,534 |
| 3 | The Fallibroome Academy Macclesfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,532 | 80.0 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,532 |
| 4 | Alsager School Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,528 | 77.3 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 1,528 |
| 5 | Poynton High School Stockport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,467 | 76.7 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 6 | Knutsford Academy Knutsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,429 | 81.4 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,429 |
| 7 | Tytherington School Macclesfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,421 | 70.5 Top 25% | 50.1 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 8 | Brine Leas School Nantwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,417 | 73.1 Top 25% | 49.7 Attainment 8 | 1,417 |
| 9 | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Sandbach · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,340 | 80.3 Top 25% | 55.6 Attainment 8 | 1,340 |
| 10 | The King's School In Macclesfield Macclesfield · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 1,315 | 23.0 Lower 50% | 28.9 Attainment 8 | 1,315 |
| 11 | Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,311 | 61.2 Top 50% | 48.2 Attainment 8 | 1,311 |
| 12 | Malbank School and Sixth Form College Nantwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,289 | 58.2 Top 50% | 24.5% Free school meals | 1,289 |
| 13 | All Hallows Catholic College Macclesfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,216 | 71.6 Top 25% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,216 |
| 14 | Congleton High School Congleton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,174 | 55.3 Top 50% | 44.8 Attainment 8 | 1,174 |
| 15 | Eaton Bank Academy Congleton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,062 | 55.2 Top 50% | 46.9 Attainment 8 | 1,062 |
| 16 | Shavington Academy Shavington · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 934 | 66.2 Top 50% | 47.8 Attainment 8 | 934 |
| 17 | Ruskin Community High School Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 713 | 24.1 Lower 50% | 37.9 Attainment 8 | 713 |
| 18 | The Oaks Academy Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 681 | 14.3 Lower 50% | 35.4 Attainment 8 | 681 |
| 19 | Middlewich High School Middlewich · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 665 | 38.3 Lower 50% | 41.2 Attainment 8 | 665 |
| 20 | Monks Coppenhall Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 664 | 53.2 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 664 |
| 21 | St Thomas More Catholic High School Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 642 | 65.7 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 642 |
| 22 | Sir William Stanier School Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 633 | 10.4 Lower 50% | 28.4 Attainment 8 | 633 |
| 23 | The Macclesfield Academy Macclesfield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 614 | 39.8 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 614 |
| 24 | Mablins Lane Community Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 611 | 29.6 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 611 |
| 25 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 558 | 26.0 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 558 |
| 26 | Bexton Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 500 | 92.6 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 500 |
| 27 | The Quinta Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 491 | 66.0 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 491 |
| 28 | Wistaston Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 491 | 57.0 Top 50% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 491 |
| 29 | Underwood West Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 490 | 7.8 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 490 |
| 30 | Shavington Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 477 | 82.5 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 477 |
| 31 | Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 474 | 13.0 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 474 |
| 32 | Leighton Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 467 | 47.4 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 467 |
| 33 | The Berkeley Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 456 | 72.3 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 34 | Offley Primary Academy Sandbach · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 454 | 70.2 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 35 | Cranberry Academy Alsager · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 434 | 50.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 36 | Lacey Green Primary Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 424 | 85.7 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 424 |
| 37 | Ashdene Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 422 | 98.2 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 38 | Gorsey Bank Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 422 | 94.1 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 39 | Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 417 | 34.9 Lower 50% | – | 417 |
| 40 | Wistaston Church Lane Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 416 | 74.3 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 416 |
| 41 | Elworth CofE Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 413 | 70.7 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 42 | Mossley CofE Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 413 | 60.0 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 43 | St Michael's Community Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 412 | 11.3 Lower 50% | 33% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 44 | Parkroyal Community School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 411 | 43.4 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 411 |
| 45 | Puss Bank School and Nursery Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 409 | 62.0 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 409 |
| 46 | Marlborough Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 405 | 67.6 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 405 |
| 47 | Middlewich Primary School Middlewich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 404 | 54.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 404 |
| 48 | The Dingle Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 403 | 59.6 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 403 |
| 49 | Holmes Chapel Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 401 | 53.7 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 50 | Vernon Primary School Poynton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 394 | 85.3 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 51 | Wheelock Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 394 | 39.3 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 52 | The Wilmslow Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 389 | 46.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 389 |
| 53 | Ivy Bank Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 387 | 43.4 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 54 | Hungerford Primary Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 373 | 33.0 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 373 |
| 55 | Black Firs Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 372 | 52.3 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 372 |
| 56 | Handforth Grange Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 340 | 77.9 Top 25% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 57 | Pebble Brook Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 330 | 34.4 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 58 | Prestbury CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 322 | 92.5 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 322 |
| 59 | Haslington Primary Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 314 | 77.6 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 60 | Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Middlewich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 314 | 40.2 Lower 50% | – | 314 |
| 61 | Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Crewe · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Academy | 299 | 13.6 Lower 50% | 32.4 Attainment 8 | 299 |
| 62 | Disley Primary School Stockport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 285 | 71.2 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 285 |
| 63 | Upton Priory School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 277 | 40.5 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 277 |
| 64 | Lower Park School Stockport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 272 | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 272 |
| 65 | St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 268 | 23.3 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 268 |
| 66 | Pikemere School Alsager · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 254 | 68.5 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 254 |
| 67 | Willaston Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 251 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 251 |
| 68 | Hollinhey Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 248 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 248 |
| 69 | Highfields Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 247 | 63.8 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 247 |
| 70 | Rode Heath Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 245 | 75.6 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 245 |
| 71 | Manor Park Primary School and Nursery Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 244 | 52.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 72 | Havannah Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 244 | 37.6 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 73 | Excalibur Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 242 | 82.2 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 74 | St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 239 | 64.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 75 | St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 237 | 48.4 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 237 |
| 76 | Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 233 | 16.7 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 77 | Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 232 | 30.2 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 232 |
| 78 | Millfields Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 229 | 67.3 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 79 | Scholar Green Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 227 | 56.4 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 80 | Ash Grove Academy Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 227 | 32.3 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 81 | Egerton Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 225 | 81.2 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 82 | Weston Village Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 224 | 71.6 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 83 | Brierley Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 223 | 60.9 Top 50% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 84 | Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 223 | 47.9 Lower 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 85 | Pear Tree Primary School NANTWICH · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 214 | 64.5 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 86 | Whirley Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 212 | 68.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 87 | Weaver Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 209 | 51.1 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 88 | Elworth Hall Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 209 | 32.0 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 89 | Edleston Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 209 | 31.6 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 90 | Beech Hall School Macclesfield · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 209 | 24.6 Lower 50% | 36.2 Attainment 8 | 209 |
| 91 | Hermitage Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 206 | 60.9 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 92 | Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 205 | 59.4 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 93 | St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 202 | 42.1 Lower 50% | – | 202 |
| 94 | Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 202 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 95 | Buglawton Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 202 | 40.0 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 96 | Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School Tarporley · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 200 | 74.9 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 97 | Vine Tree Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 200 | 17.8 Lower 50% | 40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 98 | Dean Valley Community Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 199 | 82.0 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 99 | Gawsworth Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 198 | 50.3 Lower 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
| 100 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 198 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
Wilmslow High School in Wilmslow leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Cheshire East with Pupils 2,227. Of the 100 schools shown, 74 are academy, 24 are local authority, 2 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider North West largest schools league table, every school on the Cheshire East page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Wilmslow High School in Wilmslow, North West ranks first among largest schools in Cheshire East with Pupils 2,227 (Pupils on roll: 2,227).
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Schools with the most pupils on roll. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (England) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
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