Sir William Stanier School
Academy sponsor led in Crewe, Cheshire East.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 633 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1050 |
| Free school meals | 47.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Address | Coronation Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4EB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01270660880 |
| URN | 139953 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 November 2024, published 15 January 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Cheshire Studio School (secondary school, about 0.9 km)
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (secondary school, about 0.9 km)
- Ruskin Community High School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- The Oaks Academy (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- St Thomas More Catholic High School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Shavington Academy (secondary school, about 4.5 km)
- Sandbach School (secondary school, about 5.8 km)
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (secondary school, about 6.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.