Children's Centres and Schools

Children's Centres

• More information about Children's Centres in Cheshire East is available here
• Shout out for Sure Start is a campaign for those who want to support their local Sure Start Children's Centre

Schools

• More information about Schools in Cheshire East is available here. 

For further information on Schools

• Find my nearest school is a useful website that can tell you the school catchment area that you fall into
• Schools performance tables previous academic years are also available from the Department of Education.   If you click on the name of the school it will give you individual school information e.g. telephone number address, background school information 
• Ofsted Reports - type in the name of the school you would like to know about.
• What to ask (PDF, 47KB) - A leaflet offering guidance about questions to ask when visiting a school.
• School admissions -  Further information about this team within Cheshire East Council
• Transferring to Secondary School leaflet  (PDF, 325KB) if your child is transferring from Year 6 to Year 7
• Guidance on appealing for a school (PDF, 121KB)

School Application Forms

• Secondary and Primary School Applcations are available online and this is the preferred way to apply for a school place.

Supporting your child’s education

• The schools, learning and development pages of direct.gov provides information and support for parents on how to help with their child's learning, information on starting school and much more. 
• The Early Home Learning website is aimed at parents with children aged 0 – 5 and contains practical information to support parents plan and implement early learning.
• This leaflet is called Learning and Play – Giving your child the best start, produced by Family and Parenting Institute.  It gives ideas on play activities with pre-school children.
• Help with homework and revision from the BBC

Other useful information

• Extended schools provide a range of services outside of school hours for primary and secondary school age children, their families and the local community. These include access to childcare, activities and support for learning.
• School Attendance
• School Holiday Calendars
• National curriculum, testing and special circumstances
• For the latest Ofsted (Office for Standards in Eduction) Inspection Reports for childcare providers, how to make a complaint about a childcare provider, details of How Ofsted  inspect a childcare provider, Frequently Asked Questions and much more go to the Ofsted website