Wheelock Primary School
Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 4PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Sally Whitehead
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 142756
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Telephone
- 01270845911
About this school
Wheelock Primary School is a primary academy in Sandbach. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 394 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 48 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 50% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 57% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 73% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Wheelock Primary School 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 | 65% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheelock Primary School compares
Wheelock Primary School ranked 86th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% 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 | 58% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 394 | — |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | 75% | 5% | 36.7% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 209 | 1.1 miles |
| Elworth CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 413 | 1.1 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 1.1 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | — | 8.1% | 20.5% | 154 | 1.5 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)
- 12.2%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 8.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandbach Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Elworth Hall Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Elworth CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Offley Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sandbach
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St John's CofE Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Sandbach
Wheelock Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Sandbach.
- Brereton CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth Hall Primary School Primary
- Offley Primary Academy Primary
- Sandbach Primary Academy Primary
- Smallwood CofE Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Academy Primary
- Warmingham CofE Primary School Primary
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Sandbach School Secondary
- Cheshire Hall School Special schools
- The Lodge AP Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wheelock Primary School teach?
- Wheelock Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandbach.
- Who is the head of school of Wheelock Primary School?
- The head of school of Wheelock Primary School is Mrs Sally Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wheelock Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheelock Primary School, 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 Wheelock Primary School?
- Wheelock Primary School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wheelock Primary School full?
- Wheelock Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 394 on roll (114%), 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 Wheelock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wheelock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheelock Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wheelock Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wheelock Primary School?
- Wheelock Primary School is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wheelock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wheelock Primary School rank locally?
- Wheelock Primary School ranked 86th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% 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 Wheelock Primary School's absence rate?
- Wheelock Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheelock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheelock Primary School'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 2 July 2026.