[8] The most recent inspection report[9] commended the school for its inclusive, values-driven ethos and the diverse and enriching educational experiences it offers to all pupils.

[11] On 20 September 1854, a representative from the London school met with some Manchester men (one of whom was Ezekiel Browne) in the Albion Hotel to gather support for it.

The men were asked for one guinea or more per year, which would pay for their child's education and well-being, should the father die and the family left "necessitous".

As early as 1862, it started to accept fee paying boarders and an increasing number of day pupils to help to support the "Foundation Scheme".

[18] However, boarding remained the keystone of the school's objects and the cornerstone of its pastoral and sporting activity (even as late as the 1960s), but the number of Foundationers was declining.

At the part of the school called laundry hill (next to where food and nutrition is now), there are some steps that are now covered by bars but once used to lead to air raid shelters made during the Second World War.

[20] The Broomefield (what used to be the headmaster's house) was built in 1906 had additional air raid shelters put in the cellars during the Second World War.

By the beginning of the 1990s, the number of boarders had dropped to only 77 so the decision to close the boarding house was made by the new Head Mr Donald Wilkinson.

Year 5 and 6 students take part in regular matches in football, netball, hockey, swimming, cricket and athletics.

The Junior School has many facilities available to it including a library, swimming pool, field, astro-turf pitch and tennis and netball courts.

These are Extended Project Qualification, Core Maths, Arts Award, Elite Sport Programme, and Fourth A level subject.

The school orchestra has tackled works such as symphonies by Beethoven and Dvořák, Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and the "Cello Concerto" by Elgar.

[25] CHS has a large Drama department which produces a number of annual plays involving wide areas of the school.

In recent years the school has produced Billy Liar, Midsummer Night's Dream, Blue Remembered Hills, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Henry V and South Pacific.

Regular mock elections and referendums are held, giving sixth-form students a chance to lead a campaign, followed by a school-wide vote.

The school Think Tank club has played host to guest speakers such as former pupil BBC political editor Nick Robinson,[26] MPs Mark Hunter, Graham Brady and Kate Green and BBC North West political editor Arif Ansari.

As well as attending many large international conferences, the school also plays host to Model United Nations Cheadle Hulme (MUNCH).

[28] Cheadle Hulme School students have the opportunity to take part in a number of educational trips to enhance their understanding of the subjects that they are studying.

[27] The school also holds the Future Self Convention every two years where people from different universities and occupations come to answer students' questions about certain career paths.