Adelaide School

State-Funded School

adelaide-school-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW1 3DTPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Adelaide School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–18, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 88 pupils. Adelaide School is part of Manor Hall Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.23

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 88
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Manor Hall Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.