Schools in Cheadle

About schools in Cheadle

Most of the 25 schools listed in Cheadle are primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

71%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

53.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bolshaw Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Bradshaw Hall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Cheadle Catholic Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 7

• Cheadle Catholic Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Cheadle Village Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Etchells Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Hursthead Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Hursthead Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Ladybridge Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Lum Head Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Meadowbank Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• North Cheshire Jewish Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Outwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Prospect Vale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Thorn Grove Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Cheadle Hulme High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  60.7

  Attainment 8
• Laurus Cheadle Hulme

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  54.5

  Attainment 8
• St James' Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  51.1

  Attainment 8
• The Kingsway School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  46.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Oakgrove School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

Independent schools4

• Cheadle Hulme School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

• Greenbank Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Lady Barn House School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• North West Hospital School

  Other independent school · Ages 13 to 18

Common questions about schools in Cheadle

How many schools are in Cheadle?

OfferDay lists 25 schools in Cheadle, including 15 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Cheadle?

Every school in Cheadle is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Cheadle?

OfferDay ranks schools in Cheadle where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.