
Welcome to our guide to the best secondary schools in the North-West of England. We also have a guide to the best northern schools in the UK.
Top North west schools in the UK
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Best grammar schools in the northwest
1 Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
2 Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
3 The Blue Coat School, Liverpool
4 Sale Grammar School
5 Loreto Grammar School, Altrincham
6 Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School
7 St Ambrose College, Altrincham
8 Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Bebington
9 Stretford Grammar School
10 Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Top 3 comprehensive schools in the northwest
1 Cheadle Hulme High School, Stockport
2 Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
3 The King David High School, Manchester
Best state schools in the northwest
1 Withington Girls’ School, Manchester
2 The Manchester Grammar School
3 Manchester High School for Girls
4 The King’s School, Chester
5 The Grange School, Northwich
6 The Queen’s School, Chester
7 Stockport Grammar School
8 The King’s School, Macclesfield
9 Bolton School Girls’ Division
10 Cheadle Hulme School
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Top primary schools North west / Best schools North west 2022
REGIONAL RANK | NATIONAL RANK | SCHOOL | READING (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE) | GRAMMAR (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE) | MATHS (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE) | TOTAL |
4= | 15= | Nicol Mere School | 111 | 115 | 111 | 337 |
5 | 13= | St Barnabas and St Paul’s C of E VA Primary School | 109 | 115 | ||
7= | 21= | St Bernadette’s RC Primary School, Lancaster | 110 | 114 | 111 | 336 |
8 | 17= | Evelyn Street Community Primary School, Warrington | 110 | 114 | 111 | 336 |
13= | 35= | Yarlside Academy | 109 | 113 | 111 | 334 |
14= | 35= | Bowdon Church School | 111 | 112 | 110 | 334 |
15 | 35= | St Peter’s RC Primary School, Stalybridge | 110 | 113 | 110 | 334 |
17= | 66= | Park Road Sale Primary School | 109 | 114 | 109 | 333 |
18= | 74= | Queensgate Primary School, Stockport | 109 | 112 | 110 | 333 |
19 | 58= | Lower Peover Primary School | 110 | 112 | 111 | 333 |
22= | 106= | Gatley Primary School | 110 | 111 | 110 | 332 |
23= | 84= | The Delamere C of E Academy | 110 | 112 | 109 | |
24= | 106= | St Sebastian’s RC Primary School and Nursery, Liverpool | 109 | 112 | 110 | 332 |
25= | 106= | St Margaret Mary’s RC Primary School, Manchester | 108 | 113 | 110 | 332 |
26 | 106= | Well Green Primary School, Altrincham | 109 | 112 | 110 | 332 |
29= | 163= | Our Lady’s Bishop Eton RC Primary School | 110 | 111 | 109 | 331 |
30= | 163= | Brooklands Primary School, Sale | 109 | 111 | 110 | 331 |
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
- The Blue Coat School, Liverpool
- Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School
- Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School, Blackburn
- Loreto Grammar School, Altrincham
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- West Kirby Grammar School
- Sale Grammar School
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Bebington
- The King David High School, Manchester
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
- St Ambrose College, Altrincham
- Cheadle Hulme High School, Stockport
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
- The Fallibroome Academy, Macclesfield
- Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby
- St Anselm’s College, Birkenhead
- Bishop Heber High School, Malpas
- Keswick School
- Withington Girls’ School, Manchester
- The Manchester Grammar School
- Manchester High School for Girls
- The King’s School, Chester
- The Grange School, Northwich
- Bolton School Girls’ Division
- The Queen’s School, Chester
- Cheadle Hulme School
- Windermere School
- Stockport Grammar School
- Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
- Bolton School Boys’ Division
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