Cheshire East primary schools league table 2025
Primary, infant, junior and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. 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.
- 198Ashdene Primary SchoolWilmslow · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 297Lower Park SchoolStockport · Academy Primary– · 272 students
- 394Gorsey Bank Primary SchoolWilmslow · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 493Bexton Primary SchoolKnutsford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 500 students
- 593Prestbury CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 322 students
- 692Calveley Primary AcademyCalveley · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 118 students
- 791Lostock Hall Primary SchoolStockport · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 197 students
- 889Goostrey Community Primary SchoolNear Crewe · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 197 students
- 988Lindow Community Primary SchoolWilmslow · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 152 students
- 1088Acton Church of England Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 195 students
- 1186Wincle CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 64 students
- 1286Lacey Green Primary AcademyWilmslow · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 424 students
- 1385Vernon Primary SchoolPoynton · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 394 students
- 1483Shavington Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 477 students
- 1582Mobberley CofE Primary SchoolKnutsford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 193 students
- 1682Excalibur Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
- 1782Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 199 students
- 1881Rainow Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
- 1981Egerton Primary SchoolKnutsford · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 225 students
- 2078Handforth Grange Primary SchoolWilmslow · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 340 students
- 2178Haslington Primary AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 314 students
- 2277Peover Superior Endowed Primary SchoolKnutsford · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 95 students
- 2376Rode Heath Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 245 students
- 2475Nether Alderley Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 89 students
- 2575Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary SchoolTarporley · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
- 2674Wistaston Church Lane AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
- 2772The Berkeley AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
- 2872Weston Village Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 224 students
- 2971Disley Primary SchoolStockport · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 285 students
- 3071Elworth CofE Primary SchoolSandbach · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 3170Offley Primary AcademySandbach · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 3269Pikemere SchoolAlsager · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 254 students
- 3368Whirley Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
- 3468Sound and District Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 138 students
- 3568Marlborough Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 405 students
- 3667Millfields Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 3767Mottram St Andrew Primary AcademyMacclesfield · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 193 students
- 3866St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyMiddlewich · Academy Primary– · 169 students
- 3966The Quinta Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 491 students
- 4065Pear Tree Primary SchoolNANTWICH · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 4164St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 239 students
- 4264Highfields AcademyNantwich · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 247 students
- 4364Chelford CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
- 4462Puss Bank School and NurseryMacclesfield · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 409 students
- 4562Bridgemere CofE Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 94 students
- 4661Audlem St James' CofE Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 173 students
- 4761Brierley Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 223 students
- 4861Hermitage Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 4960Adlington Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 97 students
- 5060Mossley CofE Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 5160The Dingle Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 403 students
- 5260St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary SchoolNantwich · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 85 students
- 5359Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary SchoolNantwich · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 5457Wistaston AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 491 students
- 5557Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 107 students
- 5656Scholar Green Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Local authority Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 227 students
- 5756Styal Primary SchoolWilmslow · Local authority Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 100 students
- 5856High Legh Primary SchoolKnutsford · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 162 students
- 5955St John's CofE AcademySandbach · Academy Primary– · 154 students
- 6054Middlewich Primary SchoolMiddlewich · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 404 students
- 6154Holmes Chapel Primary SchoolCrewe · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 401 students
- 6254Worth Primary SchoolPoynton · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 197 students
- 6353Monks Coppenhall AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 664 students
- 6452Black Firs Primary SchoolCongleton · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 372 students
- 6552Manor Park Primary School and NurseryKnutsford · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 244 students
- 6651Weaver Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 6751Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 84 students
- 6850Cranberry AcademyAlsager · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 6950Gawsworth Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 198 students
- 7050Marton and District CofE Aided Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 7150St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyStockport · Academy Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 110 students
- 7250Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 167 students
- 7350St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary SchoolWilmslow · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 72 students
- 7448St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldMacclesfield · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 237 students
- 7548Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Local authority Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 102 students
- 7648Alsager Highfields Community Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 223 students
- 7747Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary SchoolKettleshulme. High Peak · Local authority Primary44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 66 students
- 7847Leighton AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 467 students
- 7947Nantwich Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 187 students
- 8047St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolNantwich · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 198 students
- 8147The Wilmslow AcademyWilmslow · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 389 students
- 8246Sandbach Primary AcademySandbach · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 149 students
- 8343Ivy Bank Primary SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 387 students
- 8443Parkroyal Community SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 411 students
- 8542St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyWilmslow · Academy Primary– · 202 students
- 8641Upton Priory SchoolMacclesfield · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 277 students
- 8740Brereton CofE Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 8840Cledford Primary & Nursery AcademyMiddlewich · Academy Primary– · 314 students
- 8940Buglawton Primary SchoolCongleton · Local authority Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 9039Wheelock Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 394 students
- 9138Havannah Primary SchoolCongleton · Local authority Primary59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 244 students
- 9237Willaston Primary AcademyNantwich · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 251 students
- 9335Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary– · 417 students
- 9435Smallwood CofE Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy Primary43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 178 students
- 9534Pebble Brook Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 330 students
- 9633Hungerford Primary AcademyCrewe · Academy Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 373 students
- 9732Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolMalpas · Local authority Primary44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 101 students
- 9832Ash Grove AcademyMacclesfield · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 227 students
- 9932Elworth Hall Primary SchoolSandbach · Academy Primary52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 10032Edleston Primary SchoolCrewe · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashdene Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 2 | Lower Park School Stockport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 272 |
| 3 | Gorsey Bank Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 4 | Bexton Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 92.6 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 500 |
| 5 | Prestbury CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 322 |
| 6 | Calveley Primary Academy Calveley · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.6 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 118 |
| 7 | Lostock Hall Primary School Stockport · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 197 |
| 8 | Goostrey Community Primary School Near Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.1 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 197 |
| 9 | Lindow Community Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 88.2 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 152 |
| 10 | Acton Church of England Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 195 |
| 11 | Wincle CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.2 Top 10% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 64 |
| 12 | Lacey Green Primary Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 424 |
| 13 | Vernon Primary School Poynton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.3 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 14 | Shavington Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 82.5 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 477 |
| 15 | Mobberley CofE Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 82.4 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 193 |
| 16 | Excalibur Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 82.2 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 17 | Dean Valley Community Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 82.0 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 18 | Rainow Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 81.4 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 19 | Egerton Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 81.2 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 20 | Handforth Grange Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 77.9 Top 25% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 21 | Haslington Primary Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 77.6 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 22 | Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 76.9 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 95 |
| 23 | Rode Heath Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 75.6 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 245 |
| 24 | Nether Alderley Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 75.1 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 89 |
| 25 | Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School Tarporley · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 74.9 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 26 | Wistaston Church Lane Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 74.3 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 416 |
| 27 | The Berkeley Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 72.3 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 28 | Weston Village Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71.6 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 29 | Disley Primary School Stockport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71.2 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 285 |
| 30 | Elworth CofE Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 70.7 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 31 | Offley Primary Academy Sandbach · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 70.2 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 32 | Pikemere School Alsager · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 68.5 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 254 |
| 33 | Whirley Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 68.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 34 | Sound and District Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 67.8 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 138 |
| 35 | Marlborough Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 405 |
| 36 | Millfields Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 67.3 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 37 | Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 66.6 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 193 |
| 38 | St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Middlewich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 66.0 Top 50% | – | 169 |
| 39 | The Quinta Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 66.0 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 491 |
| 40 | Pear Tree Primary School NANTWICH · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 64.5 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 41 | St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 64.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 42 | Highfields Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 63.8 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 247 |
| 43 | Chelford CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 63.7 Top 50% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 44 | Puss Bank School and Nursery Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 62.0 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 409 |
| 45 | Bridgemere CofE Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 61.6 Top 50% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 94 |
| 46 | Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 61.2 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 173 |
| 47 | Brierley Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 60.9 Top 50% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 48 | Hermitage Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 60.9 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 49 | Adlington Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 60.4 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 97 |
| 50 | Mossley CofE Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 60.0 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 51 | The Dingle Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 59.6 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 403 |
| 52 | St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 59.5 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 85 |
| 53 | Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 59.4 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 54 | Wistaston Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 57.0 Top 50% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 491 |
| 55 | Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 56.6 Top 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 107 |
| 56 | Scholar Green Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 56.4 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 57 | Styal Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 55.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 100 |
| 58 | High Legh Primary School Knutsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 55.6 Top 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 162 |
| 59 | St John's CofE Academy Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 54.7 Top 50% | – | 154 |
| 60 | Middlewich Primary School Middlewich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 54.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 404 |
| 61 | Holmes Chapel Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 53.7 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 62 | Worth Primary School Poynton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 53.6 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 197 |
| 63 | Monks Coppenhall Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 53.2 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 664 |
| 64 | Black Firs Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 52.3 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 372 |
| 65 | Manor Park Primary School and Nursery Knutsford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 52.3 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 66 | Weaver Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 51.1 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 67 | Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 50.8 Top 50% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 84 |
| 68 | Cranberry Academy Alsager · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 50.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 69 | Gawsworth Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50.3 Lower 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
| 70 | Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 50.2 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 71 | St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Stockport · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 50.1 Lower 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 110 |
| 72 | Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 49.8 Lower 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 167 |
| 73 | St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 49.6 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 72 |
| 74 | St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 48.4 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 237 |
| 75 | Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 48.3 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 102 |
| 76 | Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 47.9 Lower 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 77 | Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School Kettleshulme. High Peak · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 47.4 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 66 |
| 78 | Leighton Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 47.4 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 467 |
| 79 | Nantwich Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 47.2 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 187 |
| 80 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School Nantwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 47.1 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
| 81 | The Wilmslow Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 46.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 389 |
| 82 | Sandbach Primary Academy Sandbach · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 46.0 Lower 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 149 |
| 83 | Ivy Bank Primary School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 43.4 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 84 | Parkroyal Community School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 43.4 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 411 |
| 85 | St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wilmslow · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 42.1 Lower 50% | – | 202 |
| 86 | Upton Priory School Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 40.5 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 277 |
| 87 | Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 40.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 88 | Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Middlewich · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 40.2 Lower 50% | – | 314 |
| 89 | Buglawton Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 40.0 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 90 | Wheelock Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 39.3 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 91 | Havannah Primary School Congleton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 37.6 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 92 | Willaston Primary Academy Nantwich · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 36.8 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 251 |
| 93 | Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 34.9 Lower 50% | – | 417 |
| 94 | Smallwood CofE Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 34.6 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 178 |
| 95 | Pebble Brook Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 34.4 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 96 | Hungerford Primary Academy Crewe · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 33.0 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 373 |
| 97 | Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Malpas · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 32.4 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 101 |
| 98 | Ash Grove Academy Macclesfield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 32.3 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 99 | Elworth Hall Primary School Sandbach · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 32.0 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 100 | Edleston Primary School Crewe · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 31.6 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
Ashdene Primary School in Wilmslow leads the 2025 list of primary schools in Cheshire East with a Success Index (England) of 98.2. Of the 100 schools shown, 65 are academy, 35 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider North West primary 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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What is the best primary school in Cheshire East?
Ashdene Primary School in Wilmslow, North West ranks first among primary schools in Cheshire East with a Success Index (England) of 98.2 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 422).
How are primary schools in Cheshire East ranked?
Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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