Sir William Stanier School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Crewe, Cheshire East
Sir William Stanier School is a secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire East for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coronation Street, Crewe, CW1 4EB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 633 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Since the last inspection, pupils have experienced positive change at this school.”
- “They are welcomed at the school gates and made to feel part of the school community.”
- “Most pupils appreciate the rules and routines that are now in place.”
To improve
- “However, while staff support pupils to attend school regularly, many of them still miss too much school.”
- “However, this is not always the case.”
- “That said, pupils are not consistently well supported to access their learning successfully.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 11% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 28.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 95 first-preference applications, 124 offers in total, 95 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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