We are delighted with our most recent Ofsted Report (2024)
Ofsted Inspection Report
Inspectors said:
"Pupils describe the school as friendly and welcoming."
"Pupils are happy and safe at Wistaston Church Lane Academy. They enjoy attending school and achieve highly."
"The school prioritises pupils’ character development. Pupils’ resilience, communication and teamwork skills are developed through regular opportunities to learn outdoors and take risks."
"Pupils want the school to be the best that it can be. They work with staff to think of ideas to improve certain aspects and relish the roles of responsibility that they hold."
"One pupil said that ‘books light up your imagination’."
"The school equips all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be able to learn the full curriculum."
"Pupils are kind and courteous. Without a second thought, they hold doors open and offer to help."
"Pupils know about the different types of bullying but struggled to remember a time when it happened in school."
"The school knows pupils and their families well. They use this knowledge to provide bespoke support to families to have a positive impact on attendance and punctuality."
"Pupils leave the school with the depth of understanding that they need about how different people live. They think that it is important to respect everyone."