Academy converter · Cheshire East

Wistaston Academy

3–11Ages
491Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140647URN

Moreton Road, Crewe, CW2 8QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

139 applications for 59 places · 33rd of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Cheshire East median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

139 applications · 59 places offered · 67 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Wistaston Green Primary and Nursery School (URN 134998), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	139	2.4	67	1.14
Sep 2025	61	127	2.1	66	1.08
Sep 2024	60	101	1.7	70	1.17
Sep 2023	60	124	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2022	60	121	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	108	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2020	57	98	1.7	56	0.98
Sep 2019	57	84	1.5	51	0.89
Sep 2018	58	92	1.6	55	0.95
Sep 2017	52	80	1.5	47	0.90
Sep 2016	60	95	1.6	52	0.87
Sep 2015	57	93	1.6	50	0.88
Sep 2014 *	58	88	1.5	48	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 96% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%16th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	2%	106	107
2023/24	69%	0%	103	104
2022/23	58%	0%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wistaston AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
0.5 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
0.7 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

2.4applications per place
Vine Tree Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Edleston Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Pebble Brook Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Underwood West Academy
1.5 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140647 · 895/3805
Trust: Wistaston Academy Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 491 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2014
Replaced: Wistaston Green Primary and Nursery School (URN 134998)
Address: Moreton Road, Crewe, CW2 8QS
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources