Best Schools in Knutsford

How many schools are there in Knutsford?

Knutsford has 11 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Knutsford are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Knutsford were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Peover Superior Endowed Primary School and Mobberley CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 8 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.

Peover Superior Endowed Primary SchoolMobberley CofE Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Knutsford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Knutsford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Knutsford Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.9 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Adelaide Heath Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 10.1 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Knutsford AcademyAdelaide Heath Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Knutsford have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Knutsford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Egerton Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Bexton Primary School (93% in reading, 88% in maths); and Mobberley CofE Primary School (89% in reading, 86% 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.

Egerton Primary SchoolBexton Primary SchoolMobberley CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Knutsford?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Knutsford have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Knutsford 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 Knutsford?

Apply to your council - Cheshire East or Cheshire West and Chester, 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.