Schools in Wilmslow
Wilmslow is an affluent Cheshire East town close to Manchester Airport with 13 schools, including Wilmslow High School as the main secondary. The town is consistently popular with families relocating from Greater Manchester, and this drives significant demand: four of the 13 schools are currently oversubscribed. Two faith schools serve the Catholic and Church of England communities.
Four schools hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating. Cheshire East Council coordinates admissions, and catchment distances at popular primaries in Wilmslow can be very short — in some years the last place offered has been under 500 metres. Families considering a move to Wilmslow should check the most recent last-distance-offered data for their preferred school before committing to a particular address.
School demand in Wilmslow
Across the 12 schools in Wilmslow with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 4 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.
2 schools in Wilmslow have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Wilmslow 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.
4 of the schools in Wilmslow have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Wilmslow: 3 oversubscribed (9)
Styal Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wilmslow · SK9 4JE
Lindow Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wilmslow · SK9 6EH
Ashdene Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wilmslow · SK9 6LJ
St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Wilmslow · SK9 5JQ
Lacey Green Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Wilmslow · SK9 4DP
Gorsey Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wilmslow · SK9 5NQ
The Wilmslow Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Wilmslow · SK9 2LX
Handforth Grange Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wilmslow · SK9 3NG
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Wilmslow · SK9 3AE
Secondary Schools in Wilmslow (1)
Other Schools in Wilmslow (3)
Wilmslow Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Wilmslow · SK9 5EG
Pownall Hall School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Wilmslow · SK9 5DW
Aurora Summerfields School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Wilmslow · SK9 2GH
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Wilmslow 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.