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Wistaston Academy

Primary

Cheshire East · Crewe · CW2 8QS www.wistastonacademytrust.co.uk/

Pupils
478
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wistaston Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
+11pp
80%69%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
478
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Moreton Road, Crewe, CW2 8QS
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
2024/2580%2%86%27%86%2%96%23%88%68%106.0107.0102.020%478
2023/2469%0%75%17%87%0%87%17%87%62%103.0104.0100.018%464
2022/2358%0%71%19%73%0%73%27%74%63%104.0105.0102.0-0.50+0.10+1.8016%466
2018/1976%12%78%31%85%14%86%34%83%81%105.0107.0106.0+2.30+1.80+3.9013%446
2017/1859%0%66%10%79%3%69%17%76%76%102.0103.0103.0-2.40-1.00-0.5013%445
2016/1760%4%70%21%72%4%79%21%85%79%103.0104.0105.0+1.80-1.60+2.9014%449

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
2024/2547822.520%26%31%4%8%
2023/2446422.818%26%33%4%6%
2022/2346620.516%26%34%5%12%
2021/2246023.114%25%37%6%16%
2020/2144020.713%21%31%
2018/1944620.313%25%28%4%7%
2017/1844519.813%24%31%4%9%
2016/1744920.014%25%33%4%5%

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