Cornerstone Academy
Cornerstone Academy is an independent school in Cheshire for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 16 pupils and room for 30.
The Stables, Warmingham Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4PP01270 304094cornerstoneap.orgMr Damien Sweeney headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire East council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 31% | 63% | 0% | 69% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 69% | 37% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Lodge School | Academy alternative provision converter | 90 m | 47 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Mablins Lane Community Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 611 | No overall grade 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 664 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| St Michael's Community Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 412 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Leighton Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 467 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| Sir William Stanier School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 633 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | Council | 1.6 miles | 474 | Report card 2026 | 36 | Compare |
| Underwood West Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 490 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cornerstone Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cornerstone Academy yet.
How many pupils does Cornerstone Academy have?
16 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 30 places, so it is 53% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Stables, Warmingham Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4PP
- Telephone
- 01270 304094
- Website
- www.cornerstoneap.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Damien Sweeney
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Crewe East
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 September 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 147899 · LAESTAB 8956017
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.