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EnglandNorth WestCheshire EastCW5 6QQWillaston Primary Academy
Primary

Willaston Primary Academy

Primary

Cheshire East · Nantwich · CW5 6QQ http://www.willastonprimaryacademy.co.uk

Pupils
261
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio29.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Willaston Primary Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-14pp
72%65%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
261
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Derwent Close, Willaston, Nantwich, CW5 6QQ
Local authority
Cheshire East
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%0%70%30%79%0%67%18%85%70%105.0103.0104.015%261
2023/2472%3%78%22%81%6%78%19%84%81%105.0104.0106.017%261
2022/2365%6%79%29%82%6%79%15%88%76%106.0104.0104.0+1.20-0.50+0.4016%264
2018/1965%10%87%19%84%23%84%26%84%90%105.0105.0106.0+0.70+0.50-0.408%213
2017/1863%3%97%27%80%20%80%13%97%93%107.0103.0105.0+0.60-1.60-2.20204
2016/1767%7%80%30%83%17%83%37%87%90%106.0106.0107.0-1.60-2.10-0.705%207

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526129.715%2%13%4%4%
2023/2426128.717%2%11%4%6%
2022/2326428.716%2%9%4%7%
2021/2224524.313%0%8%5%9%
2020/2121925.812%0%7%
2018/1921321.38%0%6%3%4%
2017/1822.23%6%
2016/1720719.95%1%4%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.