Cheshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
92 state secondary schools in Cheshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 2 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 14 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 94 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Cheshire ranked on Attainment 8
92 of 94 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 , up 1 place since 2025 | Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham · Academy converter | 79.1 | 79% | 100% | 100% | – | 200 |
| 2 , down 1 place since 2025 | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham · Academy converter | 77.8 | 80% | 98% | 98% | – | 205 |
| 3 , up 1 place since 2025 | Sale Grammar School Sale · Academy converter | 75.5 | 67% | 100% | 100% | – | 192 |
| 4 , up 1 place since 2025 | Loreto Grammar School Altrincham · Academy converter | 75.2 | 63% | 96% | 99% | – | 155 |
| 5 , down 2 places since 2025 | Saint Ambrose College Altrincham · Academy converter | 72.3 | 53% | 99% | 100% | – | 150 |
| 6 | Cheadle Hulme High School Cheadle · Academy converter | 59.3 | 30% | 76% | 89% | – | 274 |
| 7 | Lymm High School Lymm · Academy converter | 58.5 | 27% | 71% | 83% | – | 306 |
| 8 , up 3 places since 2025 | Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College Tarporley · Academy converter | 57.5 | 26% | 66% | 83% | – | 206 |
| 9 , up 11 places since 2025 | Priestnall School Stockport · Academy converter | 55.8 | 29% | 68% | 81% | – | 245 |
| 10 , down 2 places since 2025 | Wellington School Altrincham · Academy converter | 55.7 | 17% | 64% | 83% | – | 246 |
| 11 , down 2 places since 2025 | King's Leadership Academy Warrington Warrington · Free schools | 55.4 | 19% | 63% | 83% | – | 150 |
| 12 , up 12 places since 2025 | Bridgewater High School Warrington · Academy converter | 55.0 | 18% | 60% | 81% | – | 327 |
| 13= , up 3 places since 2025 | Bishop Heber High School Malpas · Foundation school | 54.6 | 20% | 65% | 82% | – | 206 |
| 13= , up 26 places since 2025 | Upton-by-Chester High School Chester · Foundation school | 54.6 | 19% | 52% | 78% | – | 277 |
| 15 , up 4 places since 2025 | Poynton High School Stockport · Academy converter | 54.4 | 16% | 63% | 82% | – | 238 |
| 16 , down 6 places since 2025 | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Sandbach · Academy converter | 54.3 | 18% | 62% | 78% | – | 218 |
| 17 , up 12 places since 2025 | St Gregory's Catholic High School Warrington · Voluntary aided school | 53.8 | 18% | 56% | 76% | – | 239 |
| 18 , down 2 places since 2025 | The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School Chester · Academy converter | 53.7 | 18% | 58% | 78% | – | 196 |
| 19 | Marple Hall School Stockport · Academy converter | 53.6 | 18% | 60% | 76% | – | 292 |
| 20 , up 11 places since 2025 | Weaverham High School Northwich · Academy converter | 53.5 | 22% | 59% | 76% | – | 229 |
| 21= , down 9 places since 2025 | Knutsford Academy Knutsford · Academy converter | 52.9 | 22% | 63% | 80% | – | 214 |
| 21= , down 7 places since 2025 | North Cestrian School Altrincham · Free schools | 52.9 | 19% | 58% | 72% | – | 154 |
| 23 , up 17 places since 2025 | Hazel Grove High School Stockport · Academy converter | 52.7 | 20% | 55% | 76% | – | 263 |
| 24 , down 3 places since 2025 | Ashton-on-Mersey School Sale · Academy converter | 52.6 | 18% | 60% | 79% | – | 256 |
| 25 , up 24 places since 2025 | Stockport Academy Stockport · Academy sponsor led | 52.5 | 21% | 57% | 71% | – | 196 |
| 26= , down 13 places since 2025 | Christleton High School Chester · Academy converter | 52.4 | 16% | 55% | 79% | – | 212 |
| 26= , up 1 place since 2025 | St James' Catholic High School Cheadle · Voluntary aided school | 52.4 | 24% | 52% | 72% | – | 165 |
| 28 , down 10 places since 2025 | The Fallibroome Academy Macclesfield · Academy converter | 51.7 | 13% | 56% | 74% | – | 239 |
| 29 , down 3 places since 2025 | Wilmslow High School Wilmslow · Community school | 51.1 | 17% | 52% | 75% | – | 356 |
| 30= , up 7 places since 2025 | All Hallows Catholic College Macclesfield · Academy converter | 50.7 | 14% | 53% | 79% | – | 204 |
| 30= , up 4 places since 2025 | Tytherington School Macclesfield · Academy converter | 50.7 | 19% | 54% | 73% | – | 233 |
| 32 , up 4 places since 2025 | Brine Leas School Nantwich · Academy converter | 50.2 | 15% | 54% | 79% | – | 222 |
| 33 , down 11 places since 2025 | The County High School, Leftwich Northwich · Academy converter | 50.1 | 20% | 52% | 69% | – | 209 |
| 34 , down 2 places since 2025 | Great Sankey High School Warrington · Academy converter | 49.9 | 16% | 50% | 74% | – | 374 |
| 35= , down 2 places since 2025 | Hartford Church of England High School Northwich · Voluntary aided school | 49.7 | 20% | 60% | 76% | – | 215 |
| 35= , down 5 places since 2025 | St Nicholas Catholic High School Northwich · Voluntary aided school | 49.7 | 15% | 48% | 77% | – | 210 |
| 37 , up 5 places since 2025 | Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Crewe · Academy converter | 49.4 | 16% | 48% | 69% | – | 226 |
| 38= , down 13 places since 2025 | Bramhall High School Stockport · Community school | 49.2 | 14% | 44% | 70% | – | 248 |
| 38= , up 9 places since 2025 | Lowton Church of England High School Warrington · Foundation school | 49.2 | 12% | 40% | 65% | – | 159 |
| 38= , down 23 places since 2025 | Wade Deacon High School Widnes · Academy converter | 49.2 | 14% | 54% | 73% | – | 318 |
| 41 , up 5 places since 2025 | St Thomas More Catholic High School Crewe · Academy converter | 49.0 | 17% | 44% | 69% | – | 127 |
| 42= , down 20 places since 2025 | Alsager School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 48.6 | 10% | 43% | 67% | – | 256 |
| 42= , up 18 places since 2025 | Queen's Park High School Chester · Academy sponsor led | 48.6 | 14% | 53% | 68% | – | 115 |
| 44 , up 9 places since 2025 | The Kingsway School Cheadle · Academy converter | 48.4 | 14% | 49% | 67% | – | 249 |
| 45 , up 5 places since 2025 | Eaton Bank Academy Congleton · Academy converter | 48.0 | 12% | 40% | 66% | – | 166 |
| 46 , up 7 places since 2025 | Penketh High School Warrington · Academy converter | 47.7 | 16% | 48% | 65% | – | 195 |
| 47 , down 9 places since 2025 | Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College Altrincham · Voluntary aided school | 47.1 | 6% | 37% | 68% | – | 244 |
| 48 , down 7 places since 2025 | Altrincham College Altrincham · Academy converter | 47.0 | 12% | 39% | 64% | – | 171 |
| 49 , down 1 place since 2025 | Helsby High School Frodsham · Community school | 46.6 | 7% | 47% | 71% | – | 194 |
| 50 , up 5 places since 2025 | Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Warrington · Academy sponsor led | 46.3 | 14% | 45% | 59% | – | 170 |
| 51= , up 11 places since 2025 | Neston High School Neston · Academy converter | 46.2 | 8% | 40% | 64% | – | 298 |
| 51= , up 12 places since 2025 | The Macclesfield Academy Macclesfield · Academy sponsor led | 46.2 | 12% | 39% | 63% | – | 113 |
| 53= , up 3 places since 2025 | Beamont Collegiate Academy Warrington · Academy sponsor led | 45.9 | 12% | 47% | 63% | – | 171 |
| 53= , down 11 places since 2025 | Sandbach School Sandbach · Free schools | 45.9 | 12% | 42% | 66% | – | 260 |
| 53= , up 4 places since 2025 | Stockport School Stockport · Community school | 45.9 | 9% | 46% | 67% | – | 257 |
| 56 , down 12 places since 2025 | Birchwood Community High School Warrington · Academy converter | 45.7 | 9% | 44% | 62% | – | 180 |
| 57 , up 16 places since 2025 | Ruskin Community High School Crewe · Community school | 45.2 | 10% | 52% | 68% | – | 124 |
| 58= , up 7 places since 2025 | Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Warrington · Voluntary aided school | 45.1 | 8% | 42% | 64% | – | 165 |
| 58= , down 31 places since 2025 | Culcheth High School Warrington · Community school | 45.1 | 10% | 47% | 65% | – | 222 |
| 58= , down 24 places since 2025 | Golborne High School Warrington · Foundation school | 45.1 | 10% | 48% | 64% | – | 227 |
| 61 , down 16 places since 2025 | Shavington Academy Shavington · Academy converter | 44.2 | 9% | 42% | 64% | – | 172 |
| 62 , down 11 places since 2025 | The Catholic High School, Chester Chester · Academy converter | 44.1 | 8% | 36% | 61% | – | 116 |
| 63 , down 5 places since 2025 | Congleton High School Congleton · Academy converter | 43.5 | 7% | 34% | 62% | – | 195 |
| 64 , down 12 places since 2025 | Alder Community High School Hyde · Community school | 43.4 | 13% | 43% | 68% | – | 198 |
| 65= , down 6 places since 2025 | Sandymoor Ormiston Academy Runcorn · Free schools | 43.2 | 12% | 37% | 57% | – | 122 |
| 65= , down 4 places since 2025 | West Hill School Stalybridge · Academy converter | 43.2 | 5% | 35% | 67% | – | 170 |
| 67 , up 3 places since 2025 | Harrytown Catholic High School Stockport · Voluntary aided school | 42.2 | 11% | 38% | 59% | – | 152 |
| 68 , down 1 place since 2025 | St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Stockport · Academy sponsor led | 41.4 | 6% | 40% | 63% | – | 124 |
| 69 , down 2 places since 2025 | Middlewich High School Middlewich · Academy converter | 41.3 | 6% | 29% | 54% | – | 140 |
| 70 , down 6 places since 2025 | The Heath School Runcorn · Academy converter | 41.0 | 4% | 33% | 56% | – | 230 |
| 71 , down 5 places since 2025 | Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Widnes · Voluntary aided school | 39.9 | 5% | 35% | 55% | – | 251 |
| 72 | Hyde High School Hyde · Academy converter | 39.8 | 5% | 30% | 50% | – | 239 |
| 73 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Whitby High School Ellesmere Port · Foundation school | 39.0 | 4% | 32% | 49% | – | 267 |
| 74 , up 10 places since 2025 | Chester International School Chester · Studio schools | 38.5 | 7% | 28% | 62% | – | 76 |
| 75 , up 5 places since 2025 | Dixons Pennine Academy Stalybridge · Academy converter | 38.0 | 4% | 27% | 43% | – | 117 |
| 76 , down 2 places since 2025 | Reddish Vale High School Stockport · Academy sponsor led | 37.9 | 4% | 28% | 47% | – | 173 |
| 77 | Werneth School Stockport · Academy sponsor led | 37.7 | 4% | 32% | 54% | – | 178 |
| 78 , up 7 places since 2025 | Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy Runcorn · Academy sponsor led | 37.5 | 9% | 23% | 37% | – | 70 |
| 79= | Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Runcorn · Academy sponsor led | 37.0 | 4% | 31% | 49% | – | 154 |
| 79= , down 12 places since 2025 | Ormiston Chadwick Academy Widnes · Academy sponsor led | 37.0 | 7% | 32% | 55% | – | 181 |
| 81 , down 10 places since 2025 | Ellesmere Port Church of England College Ellesmere Port · Academy sponsor led | 36.9 | 2% | 21% | 43% | – | 131 |
| 82 , down 7 places since 2025 | All Saints Catholic College Dukinfield · Academy converter | 36.5 | 2% | 29% | 47% | – | 168 |
| 83 , down 7 places since 2025 | Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Ellesmere Port · Academy sponsor led | 36.2 | 2% | 18% | 47% | – | 163 |
| 84 , down 6 places since 2025 | The Grange School Runcorn · Academy sponsor led | 36.0 | 3% | 26% | 45% | – | 163 |
| 85 , down 3 places since 2025 | Rayner Stephens High School Dukinfield · Academy sponsor led | 35.1 | 2% | 23% | 44% | – | 112 |
| 86 , down 3 places since 2025 | The Oaks Academy Crewe · Academy sponsor led | 32.6 | 3% | 15% | 33% | – | 140 |
| 87 , down 6 places since 2025 | The Rudheath Senior Academy Northwich · Academy sponsor led | 32.2 | 4% | 19% | 36% | – | 115 |
| 88 | The Winsford Academy Winsford · Academy sponsor led | 32.0 | 2% | 19% | 40% | – | 217 |
| 89 , down 2 places since 2025 | Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Crewe · University technical college | 31.6 | 2% | 19% | 41% | – | 97 |
| 90 , down 4 places since 2025 | Blacon High School Chester · Foundation school | 30.3 | 5% | 20% | 32% | – | 127 |
| 91 , down 2 places since 2025 | Sir William Stanier School Crewe · Academy sponsor led | 27.4 | 2% | 10% | 25% | – | 114 |
| 92 | Cheshire Studio School Crewe · Studio schools · 2025 results (latest published) | 24.0 | – | 0% | 27% | 1.68 | 22 |
| – | Malbank School and Sixth Form College Nantwich · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Sale High School Sale · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Cheshire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Gate College Chester · Other independent school | 55.8 | 60% | 63 |
| Beech Hall School Macclesfield · Other independent school | 34.6 | 32% | 25 |
| Cheadle Hulme School Cheadle · Other independent school | 20.2 | 0% | 191 |
| Cransley School Northwich · Other independent school | 57.1 | 69% | 32 |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School Stockport · Other independent school | 25.3 | 26% | 70 |
| North West Hospital School Cheadle · Other independent school · 2022 results | 0.5 | 0% | 11 |
| OneSchool Global Northwich Northwich · Other independent school | 2.8 | 0% | 18 |
| Stockport Grammar School Stockport · Other independent school | 18.5 | 0% | 172 |
| The Grange School Northwich · Other independent school | 28.6 | 0% | 129 |
| The Hammond Chester · Other independent school | 37.3 | 53% | 30 |
| The King's School Chester · Other independent school | 16.6 | 0% | 106 |
| The King's School In Macclesfield Macclesfield · Other independent school | 28.9 | 0% | 144 |
| The Queen's School Chester · Other independent school | 52.8 | 3% | 38 |
| Trinity School Stalybridge · Other independent school | 51.2 | 50% | 12 |