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EnglandSandbach

Schools in Sandbach

Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and long celebrated for its pair of ninth-century Saxon crosses that still anchor the market square, Sandbach is a market town in Cheshire East serving the four settlements of Sandbach, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock.

The central Sandbach area is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments in the borough, while Offley Green has long drawn families competing for school places. Elworth extends the residential footprint eastward. The town sits beside the M6 at Junction 17, and Crewe railway station, on the West Coast Main Line, lies around five miles south, with trains reaching Manchester Piccadilly in under forty minutes. The wider parish counted around 22,000 residents at the 2021 census.

Area Performance

Sandbach schools rank in the top 60% of England

Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.44/10, -0.90 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

0% Elite

Distribution across all Sandbach schools

18%
73%
9%
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Sandbach vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 60%

Across all ranked Sandbach schools

Top 60%Primaryavg #8,984 of 14,978

Primary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-0.90 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,984
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 60% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
59%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-0.90 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,984
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 60% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
59%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,574

2 ranked schools · -660 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

9

Offers

1

Offer rate11.1%
-11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

7

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#364

1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

2

Offers

1

Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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