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Sir William Stanier School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Coronation Street, Crewe CW1 4EB · sirwilliamstanier.co.uk · 01270 660880
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 633
- 60% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | 95 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 107 | 101 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 130 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 119 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 126 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.4, and 11% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼28.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼11.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼26.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | — |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 69.9 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.8 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sir William Stanier School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: graded inspection, no overall grade, Nov 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2024No overall grade
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
32% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 32%
- Replies
- 108
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (46%) with SEND