Wistaston Academy
About the school
Wistaston Academy is an open primary school in Cheshire East.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 July 2024
- Published
- 24 September 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Cheshire East
- 65%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Cheshire East
- 7%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Cheshire East
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Cheshire East
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 96%
- Cheshire East
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 68%
- Cheshire East
- 77%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 11%
- Cheshire East
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Cheshire East
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Cheshire East
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Cheshire East
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Cheshire East
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
478
Girls
45.19%
Boys
54.81%
SEN support
13.39%
Education, health and care plan
6.69%
English as an additional language
26.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.28%
Overall absence
4.45
Persistent absence
8.31