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Wistaston Church Lane Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Church Lane, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8EZ · wclacademy.co.uk · 01270 663619
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 416
- 96% of 433 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Wistaston Church Lane Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 107
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (27%) with SEND