Schools in CW8
Primary and secondary schools serving CW8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 51,895 (2024)
Schools in CW8
33 schools in CW8: 20 primary, 3 secondary and 10 other, including 5 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 29 that publish a capacity are 93% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent18.2%
- Good60.6%
- Not rated21.2%
The largest schools here
- St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,201 pupils · 97% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2024
- The Grange SchoolOther · ages 4–19 · Independent · 1,168 pupils · 94% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- Weaverham High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,154 pupils · 98% fullGood0.8 miles · March 2026
- Hartford Church of England High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,102 pupils · 92% fullGood1.1 miles · June 2023
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 482 pupils · 95% fullExcellent1.7 miles · October 2023
- Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 442 pupils · 105% fullGood1.3 miles · April 2023
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 420 pupils · 100% fullGood1.4 miles · May 2026
- Hartford Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 396 pupils · 94% fullGood1.1 miles · November 2021
- Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 331 pupils · 97% fullGood1.7 miles · January 2026
- Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 225 pupils · 107% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2022
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 219 pupils · 78% fullGood2.5 miles · May 2017
- Sandiway Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 202 pupils · 96% fullExcellent1.6 miles · November 2011
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 200 pupils · 95% fullNot rated3.1 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 191 pupils · 91% fullGood1.6 miles · October 2022
- Cuddington Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 190 pupils · 90% fullGood2.2 miles · April 2023
- Delamere CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 177 pupils · 97% fullExcellent5.3 miles · November 2023
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 151 pupils · 72% fullGood0.2 miles · October 2023
- The Russett SchoolOther · ages 2–19 · 150 pupils · 158% fullExcellent0.4 miles · December 2023
- Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 141 pupils · 84% fullGood2.4 miles · July 2019
- Little Leigh Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 138 pupils · 66% fullGood1.9 miles · July 2023
- Greenbank SchoolOther · ages 11–18 · 129 pupils · 97% fullExcellent1.6 miles · May 2013
- Cloughwood AcademyOther · ages 8–18 · Boys · 120 pupils · 100% fullExcellent1.5 miles · April 2026
- Weaverham Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 113 pupils · 54% fullGood0.5 miles · January 2023
- Norley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 100 pupils · 95% fullGood3.4 miles · October 2019
- Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 100 pupils · 95% fullGood7.9 miles · November 2023
- Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 91 pupils · 87% fullGood5.5 miles · February 2024
- Rosebank SchoolOther · ages 4–11 · 52 pupils · 106% fullGood1.6 miles · October 2022
- Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 50 pupils · 55% fullGood3.0 miles · March 2023
- Fern House School and CollegeOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · 16 pupils · 40% fullNot rated6.3 miles
- Petty Pool CollegeOther · ages 16–25Not rated2.0 miles
And 3 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.