Cheshire East GCSE results 2025: secondary school league table
22 state secondary schools in Cheshire East ranked on their 2025 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2024/25 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 1 school with no published results is listed at the end. 3 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
Secondary schools in Cheshire East ranked on Attainment 8
22 of 23 schools have published 2025 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/25.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.0 | 45% | 65% | 4.09 | – |
| 1 | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Sandbach · Academy converter | 55.6 | 59% | 80% | 5.06 | 238 |
| 2 | Knutsford Academy Knutsford · Academy converter | 54.9 | 68% | 85% | 4.91 | 212 |
| 3 | The Fallibroome Academy Macclesfield · Academy converter | 53.4 | 56% | 76% | 4.48 | 240 |
| 4 | Poynton High School Stockport · Academy converter | 53.0 | 53% | 77% | 4.80 | 237 |
| 5 | Alsager School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 51.9 | 52% | 75% | 4.72 | 257 |
| 6 | Wilmslow High School Wilmslow · Community school | 51.4 | 53% | 75% | 4.52 | 341 |
| 7 | Tytherington School Macclesfield · Academy converter | 50.1 | 54% | 73% | 4.53 | 228 |
| 8 | Brine Leas School Nantwich · Academy converter | 49.7 | 53% | 77% | 4.36 | 228 |
| 9 | All Hallows Catholic College Macclesfield · Academy converter | 49.6 | 53% | 71% | 4.39 | 209 |
| 10= | Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Crewe · Academy converter | 48.2 | 44% | 70% | 4.06 | 230 |
| 10= | Sandbach School Sandbach · Free schools | 48.2 | 50% | 74% | 4.00 | 232 |
| 12 | Shavington Academy Shavington · Academy converter | 47.8 | 43% | 74% | 3.93 | 162 |
| 13 | St Thomas More Catholic High School Crewe · Academy converter | 47.7 | 46% | 74% | 4.24 | 127 |
| 14 | Eaton Bank Academy Congleton · Academy converter | 46.9 | 40% | 69% | 3.96 | 175 |
| 15 | Congleton High School Congleton · Academy converter | 44.8 | 41% | 63% | 3.94 | 195 |
| 16 | The Macclesfield Academy Macclesfield · Academy sponsor led | 42.7 | 34% | 59% | 3.70 | 123 |
| 17 | Middlewich High School Middlewich · Academy converter | 41.2 | 34% | 55% | 3.85 | 134 |
| 18 | Ruskin Community High School Crewe · Community school | 37.9 | 26% | 48% | 3.16 | 134 |
| 19 | The Oaks Academy Crewe · Academy sponsor led | 35.4 | 20% | 48% | 2.98 | 84 |
| 20 | Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Crewe · University technical college | 32.4 | 19% | 45% | 2.51 | 101 |
| 21 | Sir William Stanier School Crewe · Academy sponsor led | 28.4 | 11% | 27% | 2.16 | 127 |
| 22 | Cheshire Studio School Crewe · Studio schools | 24.0 | 0% | 27% | 1.68 | 22 |
| – | Malbank School and Sixth Form College Nantwich · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Independent schools in Cheshire East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge School for Girls Alderley Edge · Other independent school | 68.1 | 90% | 48 |
| Beech Hall School Macclesfield · Other independent school | 36.2 | 38% | 32 |
| The King's School In Macclesfield Macclesfield · Other independent school | 28.9 | 0% | 145 |