United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Cheshire East
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~387k · 155 state-funded schools
The signature
How Cheshire East ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,021/yr
High
Better than 69% of UK LAs
House price
£300,000
Mid-range
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
Rent
£972/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,455/yr
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Crime
59.7/1k
Low
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.5
Low
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
155 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
144 of 155 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
155 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 155 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilmslow High School | Secondary | 2,212 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Fallibroome Academy | Secondary | 1,551 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alsager School | Secondary | 1,519 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Poynton High School | Secondary | 1,500 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandbach School | Secondary | 1,499 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tytherington School | Secondary | 1,416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brine Leas School | Secondary | 1,411 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,358 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knutsford Academy | Secondary | 1,325 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School | Secondary | 1,322 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Malbank School and Sixth Form College Grade inherited from previous URN 111419 | Secondary | 1,271 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Hallows Catholic College | Secondary | 1,251 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Congleton High School | Secondary | 1,211 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Eaton Bank Academy | Secondary | 1,077 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shavington Academy | Secondary | 908 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ruskin Community High School | Secondary | 715 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir William Stanier School | Secondary | 688 | Inadequate2024Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Middlewich High School | Secondary | 677 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Oaks Academy | Secondary | 648 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas More Catholic High School | Secondary | 647 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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