Wistaston Academy

Wistaston Academy has received an outstanding overall effectiveness rating in its first formal inspection following its conversion to an academy. The school fosters a nurturing environment where students thrive both academically and personally, cultivating their confidence and passion for learning. Notably, the school's robust and engaging curriculum enables pupils to achieve exceptionally well across all subjects, supported by a dedicated team of staff who are highly valued and trained to foster pupil progress effectively. Teachers implement a rich educational experience that promotes high levels of engagement and exemplary behavior among students.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all domains
• Exceptional enrichment programs enhancing learning experiences
• High expectations for pupil behavior and attitudes
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• A broad and ambitious curriculum with excellent delivery by trained staff
• Effective governance supporting continuous improvement

Areas for Improvement

• Attainment in reading at key stage 1 and writing at key stage 2 was below national average
• Some pupils require time to catch up due to low starting points

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wistaston Academy attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Wistaston Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wistaston Academy had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.4% of pupils at Wistaston Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 31 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wistaston Academy received £7,374 and spent £7,519 for each of its 470 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £251,000 (£534 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Wistaston Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wistaston Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Wistaston Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wistaston Academy was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Wistaston Academy have?

Wistaston Academy has 491 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wistaston Academy cover?

Wistaston Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wistaston Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wistaston Academy?

Wistaston Academy is at Moreton Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8QS.