Wistaston Church Lane Academy, Crewe

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Wistaston Church Lane Academy

Church Lane, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8EZ

https://www.wclacademy.co.uk/

Wistaston Church Lane Academy is an academy. It has about 410 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In April 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Learning Partnership Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Shavington Primary School, Leighton Academy, Wheelock Primary School, Dove Bank Primary School and Castle Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Finances, Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Wistaston Academy
0.8		Vine Tree Primary School
0.8		St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
0.8		Willaston Primary Academy
0.9		The Berkeley Academy
1.1		Pebble Brook Primary School
1.1		Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School
1.3		Edleston Primary School
1.5		Highfields Academy
1.7		Shavington Primary School
1.8		Pear Tree Primary School
1.8		Underwood West Academy

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is about average.

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

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