Alderley Edge School for Girls, Alderley Edge

In its own words: "From 1st September , there will be some staff on duty covering roles essential to the closure of the business. Please write to the following staff:"

The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Alderley Edge School for Girls can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.

The nearest other independent schools to Alderley Edge School for Girls are The Ryleys School (0.3 miles), Wilmslow Preparatory School (1.5 miles), Pownall Hall School (2 miles) and The King's School In Macclesfield (3.5 miles).

Of the 31 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education and 13% into work.

In 2026, 74 pupils (22.3%) received SEN support and 5 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan.

The nearest railway station is Alderley Edge Rail Station, about 160 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tower Garage (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alderley Edge School for Girls stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).