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Cheshire is one of the largest local education authorities and has a population over 679,000. We maintain 341 schools in Cheshire, including Nursery schools, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Special schools and a Pupil Referral Unit.

When the time approaches for your child to start or change school you may need to know information about the school catchment areas and we also provide facilities for you to apply for your child's school place online and pay for school transport online.

Macclesfield High School opens

Sir William Stanier Community School

The National Challenge Programme - Raising Standards, Supporting Schools

The National Challenge is a government funded programme targeted at ensuring that by 2011, at least  30% of students in Secondary Schools will achieve 5 or more GCSE grades at A*-C including English & Maths. Find out more about how the National Challenge Programme is being promoted within Cheshire Schools.

Education in Cheshire not only covers school age, it continues through Further and Higher Education along with Cheshire's Lifelong Learning for adults who would like to improve or learn new skills.

We also have information on how you can become a School Governor for a Cheshire school.

Please use the links below to find out further information:

• Admissions
• Community Education
• Children and Families
• Education Library Service
• Education Plans, Policy and Performance
• Education Welfare Service
• Further and Higher Education
• Parents
• Primary Strategy
• Schools
• Teaching
• Transforming Learning Communities (TLC)
• Traveller Education and Minorities Support (TEMS)
• Travelling to School

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