Brierley Primary SchoolWistaston Church Lane Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crewe.

Summary of the comparison

Brierley Primary School and Wistaston Church Lane Academy are primary schools in Crewe.

  • Brierley Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Wistaston Church Lane Academy scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wistaston Church Lane Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brierley Primary School was judged Good and Wistaston Church Lane Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Brierley Primary School and 70.0% for Wistaston Church Lane Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brierley Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wistaston Church Lane Academy (82.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brierley Primary School versus Wistaston Church Lane Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CreweBrierley Primary SchoolCreweWistaston Church Lane AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking17th of 116 in Cheshire East 9th of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll245 432
Capacity210 433
LocationCrewe, CW1 2AZ Crewe, CW2 8EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 432
Free school meals (ever 6)34.9% 8.3%
English as an additional language43.3% 2.3%
SEN support18.4% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% 8.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brierley Primary School

Wistaston Church Lane Academy

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