Wistaston Academy
Primary schoolWistaston Academy is a primary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 491 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 80% of pupils at Wistaston Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Cheshire East and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- 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.
- 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- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CrewePrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- The Oaks AcademySecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional)610 m
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed670 m
- Vine Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Cheshire College - South & WestSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file950 m
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).