The Axis Academy
Special schoolThe Axis Academy is a special school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 4 to 18. It had 76 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Axis Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Cheshire East and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Axis Academy was 15.9, against 46.9 in Cheshire East and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 92 | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 15.9 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11.1% | 66.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 18 | – | – |
- The Axis Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Wistaston AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CrewePrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- The Oaks AcademySecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Underwood West AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire East
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).