25 of the 26 food businesses rated in October across Macclesfield, Poynton, Knutsford and Wilmslow got a 5; a Mobberley farm shop got a 4. Every rating listed.
Twenty-five of the 26 food businesses in and around Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Poynton and Knutsford rated by Cheshire East Council’s inspectors in October got the top score of 5. The other, Waugh Brow Farm Shop in Mobberley, got a 4.
Those are the October ratings published on the Food Standards Agency register by 3 November. Ratings usually reach the register a few weeks after the visit, so more October inspections may still appear.
Poynton had the busiest month, with eight premises rated, four of them on a single day, 1 October. Knutsford and Mobberley had eight between them.
Every October rating
| Business | Where | Type | Rating | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gochu | 1 London Road South, Poynton | Restaurant or cafe | 5 | 1 Oct |
| Poynton Pakora | 9 London Road South, Poynton | Restaurant or cafe | 5 | 1 Oct |
| Poynton Grill Pizza | 54 Park Lane, Poynton | Takeaway | 5 | 1 Oct |
| The Boar’s Head | 2 Shrigley Road North, Poynton | Pub | 5 | 1 Oct |
| Hollies Pre-School | Hazelbadge Road, Poynton | Caring premises | 5 | 5 Oct |
| Just-Ice Ethical Ice Cream Cafe | 32 Park Lane, Poynton | Other catering | 5 | 5 Oct |
| The Kingfisher (Wetherspoon) | London Road South, Poynton | Pub | 5 | 5 Oct |
| J J J Heathcote | 39a Palmerston Street, Bollington | Retailer | 5 | 5 Oct |
| The Mulberry Leaf | 116-118 Wellington Road, Bollington | Other catering | 5 | 5 Oct |
| Waugh Brow Farm Shop | Smith Lane, Mobberley | Retailer | 4 | 5 Oct |
| Greggs | Mobberley Road Filling Station, Knutsford | Other catering | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Mike Brown Poultry & Provisions | Indoor Market, Silkmill Street, Knutsford | Retailer | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Rose and Crown | 62 King Street, Knutsford | Hotel | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Sigiriya Grill | 1-5 Tatton Street, Knutsford | Restaurant or cafe | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Owen House Wedding Barn | Wood Lane, Mobberley | Other catering | 5 | 8 Oct |
| My Natural Goodness | WA16 (no address published) | Other catering | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Tricycle Catering | WA16 (no address published) | Mobile caterer | 5 | 8 Oct |
| Big Fish Little Fish | 74 Chapel Lane, Wilmslow | Retailer | 5 | 14 Oct |
| Sweet Dessert Shop | 157 London Road, Macclesfield | Other catering | 5 | 15 Oct |
| Wincle C of E Primary School | Wincle | School | 5 | 15 Oct |
| Greggs | 21-23 Park Lane, Poynton | Retailer | 5 | 19 Oct |
| G&J Muckers | 36-38 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield | Restaurant or cafe | 5 | 21 Oct |
| Hollinhey Primary School | Bell Avenue, Sutton Lane Ends | School | 5 | 21 Oct |
| Pizzaz Charcoal Grill | 118 Mill Street, Macclesfield | Takeaway | 5 | 22 Oct |
| Adlington Manor Care Home | Street Lane, Adlington | Caring premises | 5 | 27 Oct |
| Hope Green Care Home | London Road, Adlington | Caring premises | 5 | 27 Oct |
Waugh Brow Farm Shop’s 4 means “good”. The register breaks the score into three parts. The shop was marked good on the condition of its building and on how it manages food safety, and “generally satisfactory” on hygienic food handling (FSA register).
Six premises scored “very good” on all three parts, the best possible result:
- Gochu, Poynton
- Poynton Pakora
- Poynton Grill Pizza
- The Boar’s Head, Poynton
- Big Fish Little Fish, Wilmslow
- Adlington Manor Care Home
How the area compares
Across the patch, the picture is strong. We counted every premises on the register that Cheshire East inspects with an SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12 or WA16 postcode, which covers Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Handforth, Alderley Edge, Bollington, Prestbury, Poynton, Disley and Knutsford.
- 1,345 premises are listed.
- 1,222 have a rating. The other 109 are awaiting their first inspection and 14 are exempt.
- 1,108 are rated 5, which is 91% of those with a rating.
- 77 are rated 4 and 28 are rated 3.
- Nine are rated 1 or 2, and none is rated 0.
The lowest ratings on the register
None of October’s ratings was below 4. These are the nine premises in the same postcodes that currently carry a 1 or a 2, with the date of the inspection behind each one. A 1 means “major improvement necessary” and a 2 means “improvement necessary”.
| Business | Where | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zumuku Sushi | 71 Water Lane, Wilmslow | 1 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Eden Mansions | Station Road, Styal | 2 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Upton Fish & Chips | 6 Westmorland Close, Macclesfield | 2 | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Istanblue | 146 Wilmslow Road, Handforth | 1 | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Yum Yum | 69 Chestergate, Macclesfield | 1 | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Valentino’s Pizza | 12 Market Street, Disley | 2 | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Cheshire Filling Station | Chester Road, Mere | 1 | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Londis | Knutsford Road, Chelford | 1 | 9 Jun 2025 |
| AtoZ convince store (as listed) | 39 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield | 1 | 9 Dec 2024 |
The register flags that the AtoZ store on Sunderland Street has a new rating pending, which usually means it has been inspected again and the result is not yet published, or is within its appeal period.
Several of these ratings are more than a year old. A rating stays in place until the next inspection, and the business can change a great deal in that time.
What it means for you
- Check before you book or order. Every premises has its own page on the FSA register, searchable by name or postcode. In England, businesses do not have to display their sticker, so the register is the reliable place to look.
- Delivery apps show it too, but the date of the inspection is only on the register.
- Spotted a problem? Report it to Cheshire East’s food safety team through the FSA’s reporting service.
- If you run a food business: you can appeal a rating within 21 days, ask for a re-inspection once you have made improvements, and publish a right to reply on your register entry (Food Standards Agency).
How we did this
We downloaded every Cheshire East premises from the Food Standards Agency’s open data on 3 November 2026 and kept those with SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12 or WA16 postcodes. Because the register is filtered by council, the Stockport side of SK12 and the Cheshire West side of WA16 are not included. The 26 October ratings are those with an October 2026 rating date. Crewe, Congleton and Nantwich are in the same council area but outside our patch, so they are left out.
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