Academy converter · Cheshire East

Willaston Primary Academy

3–11Ages
251Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142236URN

Derwent Close, Willaston, Nantwich, CW5 6QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

65 applications for 27 places · 31st of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

19 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Willaston Primary School, URN 111076

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

0.2 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 2.5; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Willaston Primary School (URN 111076), 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	27	65	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2025	31	84	2.7	40	1.29
Sep 2024	30	76	2.5	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	82	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2022	27	58	2.2	25	0.93
Sep 2021	30	68	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	87	2.9	40	1.33
Sep 2018	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2017	27	81	3.0	23	0.85
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	29	71	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2014 *	29	77	2.7	34	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 79% · Maths 67% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%83rd of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	0%	105	103
2023/24	72%	3%	105	104
2022/23	65%	6%	106	104

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

Willaston Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wistaston Church Lane Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Highfields Academy
1.6 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Pear Tree Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Berkeley Academy
2.1 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Nantwich Primary Academy
2.4 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
2.5 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Vine Tree Primary School
2.6 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142236 · 895/2223
Trust: Chancery Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 251 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Willaston Primary School (URN 111076)
Address: Derwent Close, Willaston, Nantwich, CW5 6QQ
Local authority: Cheshire East

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