# Wistaston Church Lane Academy

Wistaston Church Lane Academy is a primary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141568. [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 416
- Council: Cheshire East
- URN: 141568

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 20 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Wistaston Church Lane Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Cheshire East and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 70% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-crewe-e111342): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas More Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-high-school-e139764): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wistaston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wistaston-academy-e140647): 1.3 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willaston Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willaston-primary-academy-e142236): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Vine Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vine-tree-primary-school-e111143): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Berkeley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-berkeley-academy-e142235): 1.6 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141568)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141568)

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