Wistaston Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Crewe, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.592 miles
Criterion 5 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wistaston Academy is a primary school in Crewe, Cheshire East for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 July 2024. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Wistaston Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.592 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 16 July 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire East, 5 are Good and 3 have no current grade.
- 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.592 miles away, nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 67 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire East schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Moreton Road, Crewe, CW2 8QS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 491 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils blossom at Wistaston Academy.”
- “They are proud to attend this remarkable school.”
- “Pupils, who shared their views with inspectors, said that their school is a fun place to learn.”
To improve
- “The published data does not reflect the strength of the educational offer at this school.”
- “In 2023, some pupils’ attainment in reading at the end of key stage 1 at the expected level and at the greater depth level in writing and spelling and grammar at the end of Year 6 was significantly below the national average.”
- “Due to the very low starting points of many children and pupils, it takes time for them to catch up with their peers nationally.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Vine Tree Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Edleston Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wistaston Church Lane Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pebble Brook Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Underwood West Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published