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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 8 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry539 applications · 352 places offered · 371 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2025 1.6; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2024 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2022 1.6; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2021 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2020 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2019 1.6; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2018 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2017 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2016 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- 2014 2.1; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 352 | 539 | 1.5 | 371 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 | 360 | 590 | 1.6 | 431 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 360 | 619 | 1.7 | 417 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2023 | 345 | 575 | 1.7 | 415 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2022 | 345 | 556 | 1.6 | 388 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 354 | 537 | 1.5 | 351 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 345 | 579 | 1.7 | 397 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 345 | 544 | 1.6 | 395 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 330 | 557 | 1.7 | 374 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2017 | 323 | 596 | 1.9 | 370 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2016 | 295 | 648 | 2.2 | 376 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2015 | 297 | 595 | 2.0 | 374 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2014 | 303 | 635 | 2.1 | 399 | 1.32 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 356 | 51.1 | 52% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 341 | 51.4 | 53% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 346 | 52.5 | 58% | 73% | +0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 334 | 50.7 | 58% | 78% | −0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wilmslow High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Stockport20264.3applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · StockportGraded · no overall grade20255.6applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · StockportOutstanding20237.1applications per place 58.2Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · ManchesterSpecial measures 20261.2applications per place 33.0Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · StockportGood20233.2applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · Stockport20261.5applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.4applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · Manchester20263.3applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 111443 · 895/4225
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,977 pupils · 2,227 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Holly Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources