Schools in Congleton
Congleton has 14 schools within Cheshire East Council's admissions area, including 9 primaries and two secondary schools - Congleton High School and Eaton Bank Academy. The market town sits in the Cheshire Plain south of Macclesfield, and both secondary schools draw from the town and surrounding villages.
Nine of the 14 schools are academies with independent admissions criteria. Average fill rate is 92% with 2 schools oversubscribed. Of the 6 schools with current Ofsted ratings, 3 are Good or Outstanding. Cheshire East Council coordinates admissions for community schools; for the 9 academy schools, families should apply through the LA coordinated scheme but note each academy's own oversubscription criteria.
School demand in Congleton
Across the 13 schools in Congleton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Congleton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Congleton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Cheshire East, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Congleton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Congleton: 2 oversubscribed (9)
Buglawton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Congleton · CW12 2EL
Havannah Primary School
Primary · Community school
Congleton · CW12 2DF
The Quinta Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 4LX
Marlfields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 4BT
Black Firs Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 4QJ
Mossley CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 3JA
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 1HT
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Congleton · CW12 4RG
Daven Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Congleton · CW12 3AH
Secondary Schools in Congleton (2)
Other Schools in Congleton (3)
Aidenswood School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Congleton · CW12 4ED
Esland Daven School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Congleton · CW12 2AH
Opal Education
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Congleton · CW12 1PN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Congleton are set by Cheshire East and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.