Best Schools in Cheadle

How many schools are there in Cheadle?

Cheadle has 26 open schools: 15 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Cheadle are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Cheadle were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust), Bradshaw Hall Primary School, Laurus Cheadle Hulme and Cheadle Hulme High School. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 21 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolLaurus Cheadle HulmeCheadle Hulme High School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Cheadle get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Cheadle with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Cheadle Hulme High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.3 and 76% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Laurus Cheadle Hulme, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.2 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St James' Catholic High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.4 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Cheadle Hulme High SchoolLaurus Cheadle HulmeSt James' Catholic High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Cheadle have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Cheadle with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bradshaw Hall Primary School (100% in reading, 98% in maths); Cheadle Village Primary School (95% in reading, 87% in maths); and Lum Head Primary School (89% in reading, 91% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCheadle Village Primary SchoolLum Head Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Cheadle?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Cheadle selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Cheadle have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Cheadle have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Cheadle?

Apply to your council - Stockport or Staffordshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.