Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Congleton
A self-contained market town of around 30,000 on the River Dane, Congleton sits in the southern reaches of Cheshire East, roughly midway between Stoke-on-Trent and Greater Manchester.
Mossley is among the most school-competitive pockets for primary catchments, while families seeking schools in Congleton's own town-centre parishes find similarly strong local competition for places. Around eleven schools serve the town. West Heath and Havannah extend the residential character south and east, with Congleton station carrying services to Manchester Piccadilly in around fifty minutes and south to Crewe in under twenty.
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Area Performance
Congleton schools rank in the top 66% of England
Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.69/10, -0.66 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
0% Elite
Distribution across all Congleton schools
ExcellentGoodDeveloping
Congleton vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 66%
Across all ranked Congleton schools
Top 66%Primaryavg #9,865 of 14,978
Primary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,865
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
3%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,865
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
3%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Congleton
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Congleton
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Congleton
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