Sir William Stanier School is a mixed secondary academy in Crewe, Cheshire East Council, teaching 633 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 28.4 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sir William Stanier School.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementNeeds attention
Curriculum & teachingNeeds attention
Attendance & behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · Published 21 Jun 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sir William Stanier School.

Sir William Stanier School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • INSET Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
  • INSET Day Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Inset Day
  • Start of Autumn Term Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Begins Friday 24th October 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Half Term Ends Monday 3rd November 2025 Holiday
  • End of Autumn Term / Start of Christmas Holiday Thursday 18th December 2025 Holiday
  • INSET Day Friday 19th December 2025 Inset Day
  • Start of Spring Term Tuesday 6th January 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Begins Friday 13th February 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Ends Monday 23rd February 2026 Holiday
  • End of Spring Term / Start of Easter Holiday Friday 27th March 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Summer Term Monday 13th April 2026 Term
  • May Bank Holiday Closure Friday 1st May 2026 Holiday
  • School Reopens after May Bank Holiday Tuesday 5th May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Begins Friday 22nd May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Ends Monday 1st June 2026 Holiday
  • End of Summer Term / Start of Summer Holiday Friday 17th July 2026 Holiday
  • INSET Day Monday 20th July 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday (Between Autumn and Spring Terms) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Tuesday 6th January 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday (Between Spring and Summer Terms) Friday 27th March 2026 - Monday 13th April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday (Approx. Six Weeks) Friday 17th July 2026 - Early September 2026 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day Thursday 1st January 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Friday 3rd April 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Monday 6th April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Friday 25th December 2026 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 2026 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
28.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1
11% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
42.4% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sir William Stanier School with Cheshire East Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 28.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cheshire East Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 28.4
Cheshire East Council 47.1 England 46.1 -17.7 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 11%
Cheshire East Council 45.1% England 45.4% -34.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 23.3
Cheshire East Council 32.3 England 34.9 -11.6 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 9.5
Cheshire East Council 18.3 England 15.5 -6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 46.5%
Cheshire East Council 19.1% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 127
Attendance 42.4% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cheshire East Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 42.4%
Cheshire East Council 14.3% England 17.8% +24.6 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 13.6%
Cheshire East Council 6.1% England 6.8% +6.9 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 78% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cheshire East Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 78%
Cheshire East Council 94% England 92% -14 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 66%
Cheshire East Council 83% England 83% -17 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sir William Stanier School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sir William Stanier School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.