North West
Schools in Cheshire West and Chester
174 schools, 54,081 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 39.7.
Ofsted across Cheshire West and Chester
Good86
Outstanding13
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade72
102 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 72 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Gate CollegeOther independent school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Abbey School for Exceptional ChildrenOther independent special school | Cheshire West and Chester | No grade | — |
| Acresfield AcademyAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Adventure Wellbeing SchoolOther independent special school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | — |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Archers Brook SEMH SchoolCommunity special school | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Runcorn | Good 2024 | — |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Barrow CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Bishop Heber High SchoolFoundation school | Malpas | Good 2022 | 53.8 |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Neston | No grade | — |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation school | Chester | No grade | 33.2 |
| Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | — |
| Byley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Middlewich | Good 2023 | — |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | — |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Chester International SchoolStudio schools | Chester | Good 2022 | 34.5 |
| Childer Thornton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Christleton High SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2024 | 54.8 |
| Christleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Clutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Cransley SchoolOther independent school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Cuddington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| Darnhall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Winsford | Good 2023 | — |
| Davenham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | — |
| Dee Banks SchoolCommunity special school | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Dee Point Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Delamere CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Tarporley | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No grade | — |
| Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeCommunity special school | Chester | Good 2024 | — |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Tarporley | No grade | — |
| Eaton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Tarporley | Good 2023 | — |
| Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Ellesmere Port | No grade | 36.9 |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | — |
| Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | 39 |
| Elmy Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Elton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Farndon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Fern House School and CollegeOther independent special school | Frodsham | No grade | — |
| Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Frodsham | No grade | — |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | — |
| Frodsham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Frodsham | No grade | — |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Winsford | Good 2023 | — |
| Great Budworth CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Greenbank SchoolCommunity special school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Hartford Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2023 | 50.3 |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| Hartford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2021 | — |
| Helsby High SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | 47.1 |
| Helsby Hillside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | No grade | — |
| Highfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Hinderton SchoolCommunity special school | Ellesmere Port | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No grade | — |
| Horn's Mill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | — |
| Huntington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Huxley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chester | Inadequate 2022 | — |
| J H Godwin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Jefferson HouseOther independent school | Winsford | No grade | — |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Tarporley | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Kingsley Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | — |
| Kingsley St John's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Frodsham | Good 2023 | — |
| Kingsmead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2024 | — |
| Lache Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2024 | — |
| Leftwich Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | — |
| Little Leigh Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | — |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Lower Peover CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Knutsford | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolCommunity school | Malpas | No grade | — |
| Maple Grove SchoolOther independent special school | Cheshire West and Chester | No grade | — |
| Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| Mickle Trafford Village SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Moulton SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Neston High SchoolAcademy converter | Neston | Good 2022 | 43.4 |
| Neston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Neston | No grade | — |
| Newton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Norley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Frodsham | Good 2019 | — |
| Oak CottageOther independent special school | Knutsford | No grade | — |
| Oaklands SchoolCommunity special school | Winsford | No grade | — |
| Oldfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| OneSchool Global NorthwichOther independent school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | ELLESMERE PORT | Good 2022 | — |
| Over Hall Community SchoolAcademy converter | Winsford | Good 2024 | — |
| Over St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | Good 2024 | — |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No grade | — |
| Parkgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Neston | Good 2024 | — |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | — |
| Queen's Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chester | No grade | 44.2 |
| Rivacre BrookOther independent special school | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | — |
| Rosebank SchoolCommunity special school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Rossmore SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | — |
| Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2022 | — |
| Sandiway Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Malpas | No grade | — |
| Sir John Deane's Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Northwich | No grade | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | No grade | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Winsford | No grade | — |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | — |
| St Martin's Academy ChesterFree schools | Chester | No grade | — |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2024 | 50.8 |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2020 | — |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Neston | Good 2024 | — |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | Good 2023 | — |
| Sutton Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | — |
| Tarporley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Tarporley | Good 2024 | — |
| Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | Tarporley | Good 2023 | 55.1 |
| Tarvin Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| Tattenhall Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Select | Good 2024 | — |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| The Arches Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No grade | 53.8 |
| The Catholic High School, ChesterAcademy converter | Chester | No grade | 46.7 |
| The County High School, LeftwichAcademy converter | Northwich | Outstanding 2022 | 51.9 |
| The Firs SchoolOther independent school | Cheshire West and Chester | No grade | — |
| The Grange SchoolOther independent school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree schools | Chester | Good 2023 | — |
| The HammondOther independent school | Chester | No grade | — |
| The King's SchoolOther independent school | Chester | No grade | — |
| The Oak View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Winsford | Good 2024 | — |
| The Oaks Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| The Queen's SchoolOther independent school | Chester | No grade | — |
| The Rudheath Senior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Northwich | Good 2023 | 35.7 |
| The Whitby High SchoolFoundation school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | 38.9 |
| The Winsford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Winsford | No grade | 30.6 |
| Thrive Education and WellbeingOther independent special school | Sutton Weaver | No grade | — |
| Tilston Parochial CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Malpas | Good 2022 | — |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Whitchurch | No grade | — |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2024 | — |
| Upton Westlea Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Upton-by-Chester High SchoolFoundation school | Chester | No grade | 48.8 |
| Victoria Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | — |
| Waverton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No grade | — |
| Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2022 | — |
| Weaverham High SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | No grade | 50.6 |
| Weaverham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| Westminster Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | — |
| Wharton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | No grade | — |
| Whitby Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Whitley Village SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | No grade | — |
| Willaston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Neston | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| William Stockton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No grade | — |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Winsford | Good 2023 | — |
| Wimboldsley Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Middlewich | No grade | — |
| Wincham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2023 | — |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Winsford | Good 2023 | — |
| Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No grade | — |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Neston | No grade | — |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | — |
| iMap CentreOther independent special school | Chester | No grade | — |