Wistaston Academy
Moreton Road, Crewe, CW2 8QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISTASTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Dominique Griffiths
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 491
- URN
- 140647
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270910500
About this school
Wistaston Academy is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 491 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 52 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 87% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 62% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wistaston Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 466 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wistaston Academy compares
Wistaston Academy ranked 18th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.5% | 31.3% | 491 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe | 48% | 6% | 19.6% | 558 | 0.3 miles |
| Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 417 | 0.4 miles |
| Vine Tree Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 18.3% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Edleston Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Wistaston Church Lane Academy | 70% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 416 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.28%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 8.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe0.3 miles
Primary · Crewe
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Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Vine Tree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
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Edleston Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Wistaston Church Lane Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Wistaston Academy ranks 3rd of the 25 ranked primary schools in Crewe.
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
- Edleston Primary School Primary
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Haslington Primary Academy Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Holmes Chapel Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wistaston Academy teach?
- Wistaston Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Wistaston Academy?
- The headteacher of Wistaston Academy is Ms Dominique Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wistaston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wistaston Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wistaston Academy?
- Wistaston Academy has 491 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wistaston Academy full?
- Wistaston Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 491 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wistaston Academy a faith school?
- No. Wistaston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wistaston Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wistaston Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wistaston Academy?
- Wistaston Academy is part of WISTASTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wistaston Academy have?
- The schools register lists Wistaston Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wistaston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wistaston Academy rank locally?
- Wistaston Academy ranked 18th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wistaston Academy's absence rate?
- Wistaston Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wistaston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wistaston Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.