The Wilmslow Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wilmslow, Cheshire East
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.179 miles
Criterion 5 · Published by Cheshire East Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Wilmslow Academy is a primary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire East for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Wilmslow 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 | 1.179 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
- For 2026 Reception entry, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 1.179 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 45 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 15 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Handforth Road, Wilmslow, SK9 2LX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 389 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the school’s values by consistently demonstrating friendship, respect, excellence and determination.”
- “They have positive relationships with staff and each other.”
- “Pupils are excellent ambassadors for the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 30 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. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lacey Green Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Handforth Grange Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gorsey Bank Primary School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Styal Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdene Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published