Primary schools in Sandbach
9 primary schools in Sandbach, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Sandbach in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Sandbach first 301 times for 303 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Cheshire East authority's 121 schools. 2 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Elworth CofE Primary School, to 0.37 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Elworth CofE Primary School
- Elworth Hall Primary School
- Offley Primary Academy
- Sandbach Primary Academy
- Smallwood CofE Primary School
- Warmingham CofE Primary School
- Wheelock Primary School
- Brereton CofE Primary School
- St John's CofE Academy
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