Wistaston Academy

State-Funded School

wistaston-academy-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW2 8QSPostcode

9.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wistaston Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 491 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

491

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 491
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
14 Oct 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.